mọ̀lẹ́bí
noun
/mɔ̃̀.lɛ́.bí/
Definitions
- extended family, clan, kinship
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “mọ̀lẹ́bí”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
Possibly from ọmọ (“child”) + ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ní (“in”) + ẹbí (“family”), literally “Descendants of the family”
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “mọlẹbi”.
Reference:
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