ìró
noun
/ì.ɾó/
ùró (alternative)
Definitions
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a cloth wrapped around a woman's lower body, usually made with six yards of fabric
Used inoníròó
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Etymology
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ró (“to wrap”), probably from Proto-Yoruboid *ù-ló, compare with Igala ùló
Component words
ì-nominalizing prefixróto wrap
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tiny bells, often made of brass, put on the surrounding edges of the mother (center) drum, ìyá ìlù in a talking drum ensemble
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where this word is spelled “iro”.
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