Ṣẹ̀gílọlá
name
/ʃɛ̀.ɡí.lɔ̄.lá/
Definitions
- a female given name meaning “Ṣẹ̀gi beads are honorable”
Etymology
From ṣẹ̀gi (“blue coral beads that are a symbol of royalty”) + ni (“is”) + ọlá (“honor”)
Component words
ṣẹ̀giblue coral beads that are a symbol of royalty
niis
2 entries are spelled “ni”. The etymology calls it “is”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
ni
to be (to have a quality or identification)
ni
to be bloated, to be tumid
ọláhonor
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Ṣẹgilọla”.
Reference:
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