alẹ̀
noun
/ā.lɛ̀/
ilẹ̀ (alternative), ulẹ̀ (alternative)
Definitions
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land, earth, soil
Similar wordserùpẹ̀iyẹ̀pẹ̀ eekunoun 6 entries are spelled “eeku”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. eeku earth, dust, dirt èekù A mucilaginous plant similar to ewédú and ọọ́yọ́, used to make a vegetable stew èèkù handle, specifically the handle of a hammer, a sword, a knife, etc. èékú scabies, dead tissue èkuru ekuru (a food made from beans) èkuru A plant of species Waltheria indica (sleepy morning, boater bush)
- country, homeland
Etymology
Cognate with Igala ánẹ̀ and possibly Igbo ala, Igbo ànị̀, Igbo ànà, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *á-lɛ̀, possibly related to dawn breaking over the land, see Igala nẹ̀
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Possibly derived from
Each of these pages lists a word as built from it, spelled a little differently from this one — a different tone mark, or an underdot this word doesn't have.
Tone and underdots are what tell two Yorùbá words apart, so we can't say whether the other page meant this word and mistyped it, or meant a word that has no page here yet.
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lẹ̀verb
“lẹ̀” lists “ìlẹ̀” as a word built from it. No word here is spelled that way, so this page was matched to it by ignoring tone marks. It may be a misspelling, or “ìlẹ̀” may be a word nobody has written up yet.
lẹ̀
to glue, gum, paste
lẹ̀
to be flexible or elastic
lẹ̀
to reproduce
lẹverb
“lẹ” lists “ìlẹ” as a word built from it. No word here is spelled that way, so this page was matched to it by ignoring tone marks. It may be a misspelling, or “ìlẹ” may be a word nobody has written up yet.
lẹ
to be lazy or indolent
lẹ́verb
“lẹ́” lists “ìlẹ́” as a word built from it. No word here is spelled that way, so this page was matched to it by ignoring tone marks. It may be a misspelling, or “ìlẹ́” may be a word nobody has written up yet.
lẹ́
to transplant a plant or seedling
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The meaning shown next to each is the one that named this word.
land, country, ground, earth
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 2,
where this word is spelled “alẹ”.
Reference:
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