-ọlá
suffix
/ɔ̄.lá/
Definitions
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Forming affectionate or honorific forms of names.
Bọ́sẹ̀ → Bọ́sẹ̀-ọlá Ibọ́sẹ̀-ọlá, aio rẹ mọ̀ yá ọ ooo. Ibàbá rẹ rọgba okùn, í kúwọ mú yẹra Bọ́sẹ̀-ọlá your voices strengthens you. Your father bought 200 royal beads, so you can use it to adorne your body. (song during the Aérégbé festival praising a girl performing the ègè ritual)Adébólú → Adébólú-ọláÀníkẹ́ → Àníkẹ́-ọlá'Níkẹ́-ọlá ooo, règé ooo, ọlọ́rùn okùn. Ìn ò bó ṣe yí pọ̀gụ̀nrụ̀n, ó ṣèyí ṣèjí ṣara Àníkẹ́-ọlá, slender, the one with the neck adorned with royal beads. Look at how they surround her neck, she used this and her gap tooth to create her beauty on her body.Ìbídùn → Ìbídùn-ọlá
Etymology
From ọlá (“honor”)
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “-ọla”.
Reference:
en--ọla-yo-suffix-yo:diminutive