imọlẹ̀
noun
/ī.mɔ̃̄.lɛ̀/
ụmọlẹ̀ (alternative)
Definitions
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god, earth deity or spirit; ancient ancestor (that are worshipped)
Àjàlémògún jẹ́ imọlẹ̀ tí ìlú Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín Àjàlémògún is the patron earth spirit of the town of Ilara-Mokin
- primordial spirits or energies in Ìṣẹ̀ṣe. The first four hundred and one of these spirits who were sent to Earth are regarded as the irúnmọlẹ̀.
Etymology
i- (“nominalizing prefix”) + mọ (“to mold, to shape”) + ilẹ̀ (“land”), literally “The creators of the land”, compare with Itsekiri umalẹ̀, if the term existed in Proto-Yoruboid, perhaps it was Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ́-mɔlɛ̀
Component words
Used in
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “imọlẹ”.
Reference:
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