ẹla
Yoruba
editEtymology 1
editCognate with Olukumi ẹlá, probably from ẹ- (“nominalizing prefix”) + lá (“to be big”). It is unknown if its related to the similar forms ẹran (“meat, cow”), ẹlịlá (“cow”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editẹlá
Etymology 2
editẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + là (“to split, to divide”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editẹ̀là
Derived terms
edit- ọ̀rọ̀-ìṣe ẹlẹ́là (“splitting verb”)
Etymology 3
editPronunciation
editNoun
editẹ̀là
- (Ọyọ) the plant Calyptrochilum christyanum
Etymology 4
editẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + là (“to dilute”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editẹ̀là