orilẹ
See also: orile
Yoruba
Etymology
From orí (“head, source”) + ilẹ̀ (“the land, ground, country”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ō.ɾí.lɛ̀/
Noun
orílẹ̀
- clan, lineage group
- Synonym: ìdílé
- sociopolitical or linguistic entity; country
- Synonym: orílẹ̀-èdè
Derived terms
- orílẹ̀ Yorùbá (“Yorubaland, Yoruba nation”)
- orílẹ̀-èdè (“nation”)