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Yorùbá Dictionary
ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́ noun /ɔ̀.tɛ̄.lɛ̀.mṹ.jɛ́/
Definitions
  1. one who tip-toes literally
  2. police detective, investigator idiomatic
Etymology
From ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + tẹ̀ (“to step”) + ilẹ̀ (“land”) + múyẹ́ (“quietly, gently”), literally “One who walks around quietly (while investigating)”.
Component words
ọ̀-nominalizing prefixtẹ̀to stepilẹ̀landmúyẹ́quietly, gently
Used in
ìwé-ìtàn-àròsọ ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́iṣẹ́ ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́
Source: Wiktionary, where this word is spelled “ọtẹlẹmuyẹ”. Reference: en-ọtẹlẹmuyẹ-yo-noun-JZBGw6LP