ụmọlẹ̀
noun
/ʊ̄.mɔ̃̄.lɛ̀/
imọlẹ̀ (alternative)
Definitions
- primordial or ancestral deity; local earth spirit, traditionally associated by the Ekiti people with hills and rivers
Etymology
From ụ- (“nominalizing prefix”) + mọ (“to mold”) + alẹ̀ (“the land”), literally “Those who molded the land”, from Proto-Yoruba *ʊ-mãlɛ̀, compare with Itsekiri umalẹ̀, Olukumi ùmàlẹ́, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Edekiri *ʊ-mɔlɛ̀
Component words
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ụmọlẹ”.
Reference:
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