ụmọlẹ̀
noun
/ʊ̄.mɔ̃̄.lɛ̀/
imọlẹ̀ (alternative)
Definitions
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primordial or ancestral deity; local earth spirit, traditionally associated by the Ekiti people with hills and rivers
Similar wordsẹbọranoun òrìṣànoun 2 entries are spelled “òrìṣà”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. òrìṣà orisha (deity in Yoruba religion); god ọ̀rị̀ṣà alternative form of òrìṣà (“orisha”)Used inọlụ́mọlẹ̀urúmọlẹ̀
Etymology
From ụ- (“nominalizing prefix”) + mọ (“to mold”) + alẹ̀ (“the land”), literally “Those who molded the land”, from Proto-Yoruba *ʊ-mãlɛ̀, compare with Itsekiri umalẹ̀, Olukumi ùmàlẹ́, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Edekiri *ʊ-mɔlɛ̀
Component words
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ụmọlẹ”.
Reference:
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