Ìwàrẹ
noun
/ì.wà.ɾɛ̄/
Ị̀àrẹ (alternative), Ụ̀àrẹ (alternative), Ùwàrẹ (alternative), Èghàrẹ (alternative), Èwàrẹ (alternative)
Definitions
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a high-ranking chief of a Yoruba town; a member of the Ìwàrẹ̀fà council of chiefs
Used inÌwàrẹ̀fàname 2 entries are spelled “Ìwàrẹ̀fà”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. Ìwàrẹ̀fà A traditional council consisting of the six highest ranking chieftains (Ìwàrẹ) of a Yoruba town, the highest class of chieftains. Ị̀àrẹ̀fà high-ranking council of chiefs that advise the monarch
Other entries with this spelling
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Etymology
From ìwà + rẹ, cognate with Edo Igharẹ, see cognates in other Yoruba-dialects, Ị̀àrẹ, Èghàrẹ, Ùwàrẹ, perhaps from the same root as ààrẹ (“leader, president”)
Component words
ìwà
2 entries are spelled “ìwà”, and the etymology doesn't say which one this word is built from — we've linked to the first.
ìwà
character, behavior
ìwà
skimmer
rẹ
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Ị̀àrẹ̀fàname
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Ị̀àrẹ̀fà
high-ranking council of chiefs that advise the monarch
high-ranking council of chiefs that advise the monarch
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where this word is spelled “Iwarẹ”.
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