Ọmọlárèré
name
/ɔ̄.mɔ̃̄.lá.ɾè.ɾé/ /ɔ̄.mɔ̃̄.lá.ɾè.ɾè/
Ọmọlárèrè (canonical)
Definitions
- a large figurine consisting of four long poles wrapped in straw matting to represent the deity Ẹ̀là during the Edì festival, commemorating the legendary heroine Mọ́remí Àjàṣorò who sacrificed her son (Ẹ̀là) to save the Ifẹ̀ kingdom. The figurine is carried by one of the messengers of the Ọọ̀ni (ẹmẹ̀sẹ̀).
Etymology
Folk etymology states it comes from ọmọ (“child”) + tó (“that”) + lọ (“to go”) + àrè (“far place”) + rèé (“is here”), literally “The child who has gone to a far place is here”
Component words
ọmọchild
tóthat
2 entries are spelled “tó”. The etymology calls it “that”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
tó
to be enough, to be worthy, to be sufficient, to amount to
tó
to reach up to
lọto goàrèfar placerèéis here
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Ọmọlarere”.
Reference:
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