òrùlé
noun
/ò.ɾù.lé/
òwùlé (alternative), òòlé (alternative), òùlí (alternative)
Definitions
- roof (of a house)
- house
Etymology
Possibly from ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + rù (“to carry one one's head”) + ilé (“house”), literally “The load of the house; that which the house carries on its head”, compare with òrùka
Component words
Used in
òrùlé alátà
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “orule”.
Reference:
en-orule-yo-noun--~wQJryd