ṣẹ́lẹ̀rú
noun
/ʃɛ́.lɛ̀.ɾú/
sẹ́lẹ̀rú (alternative)
Definitions
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creek; brook; spring
Ṣẹ́lẹ̀rú àgbo, àgbàrá àgbo l'Ọ́ṣun fi ń wẹmọ rẹ̀ kí dókítà ó tó dé Spring of herbal medicine, flowing waters of herbal medicine, this is what Ọ̀ṣun used to bath her children before western medicine came
Etymology
From Clipping of ìṣẹ́lẹ̀rú, ultimately from ṣẹ́ (“to gush or burst forth suddenly”) + ilẹ̀ (“land”) + rú (“to sprout”).
Component words
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ṣẹlẹru”.
Reference:
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