ẹla
Yoruba
Etymology 1
Cognate with Olukumi ẹlá, probably from ẹ- (“nominalizing prefix”) + lá (“to be big”). It is unknown if its related to the similar forms ẹran (“meat, cow”), ẹlịlá (“cow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̄.lá/
Noun
ẹlá
Etymology 2
ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + là (“to split, to divide”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̀.là/
Noun
ẹ̀là
Derived terms
- ọ̀rọ̀-ìṣe ẹlẹ́là (“splitting verb”)
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̀.là/
Noun
ẹ̀là
- (Ọyọ) the plant Calyptrochilum christyanum
Etymology 4
ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + là (“to dilute”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̀.là/
Noun
ẹ̀là