ṣẹlẹru

Yoruba
Ṣẹ́lẹ̀rú lókè Ìdànrè

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Clipping of ìṣẹ́lẹ̀rú, ultimately from ṣẹ́ (“to gush or burst forth suddenly”) +‎ ilẹ̀ (“land”) +‎ rú (“to sprout”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃɛ́.lɛ̀.ɾú/

Noun

ṣẹ́lẹ̀rú

  1. creek; brook; spring
    Synonym: ìṣẹ́lẹ̀rú
    Ṣẹ́lẹ̀rú àgbo, àgbàrá àgbo l'Ọ́ṣun fi ń wẹmọ rẹ̀ kí dókítà ó tó dé
    Spring of herbal medicine, flowing waters of herbal medicine, this is what Ọ̀ṣun used to bath her children before western medicine came
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