Ị̀àrẹ̀fà
name
/ɪ̀.à.ɾɛ̀.fà/
Ìwàrẹ̀fà (alternative)
Definitions
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high-ranking council of chiefs that advise the monarch
Similar wordsÌghàrẹPossibly similar wordsÌàrẹnoun Wiktionary points at “Ìàrẹ”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “Ìwàrẹ”, which matches once underdots are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “Ìàrẹ” may be a word nobody has written up yet. Ìwàrẹ a high-ranking chief of a Yoruba town; a member of the Ìwàrẹ̀fà council of chiefs Ìwàrẹ the highest class of chiefs in a Yoruba town, the first six makeup a council known as the Ìwàrẹ̀fà
Etymology
From Ị̀àrẹ (“highest ranking chiefs”) + ẹ̀fà (“six”).
Component words
Ị̀àrẹhighest ranking chiefs
2 entries are spelled “Ị̀àrẹ”. The etymology calls it “highest ranking chiefs”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
Ìwàrẹ
the highest class of chiefs in a Yoruba town, the first six makeup a council known as the Ìwàrẹ̀fà
Ìwàrẹ
a high-ranking chief of a Yoruba town; a member of the Ìwàrẹ̀fà council of chiefs
ẹ̀fàsix
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Ịarẹfa”.
Reference:
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