ẹla

Yoruba

Agbo ẹlá ní Nàìjíríà.

Etymology 1

Cognate 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

IPA^(key): /ɛ̄.lá/

Noun

ẹlá

(Owe) cow, cattle
Synonyms: màlúù, ẹlilá

Etymology 2

ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ là (“to split, to divide”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.là/

Noun

ẹ̀là

slice, fragment
Synonyms: àlàwẹ́, àkúfọ́, àpólà, ẹ̀ṣẹ́, ẹ̀já

Derived terms

ọ̀rọ̀-ìṣe ẹlẹ́là (“splitting verb”)

Etymology 3

òdòdó ẹ̀là

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.là/

Noun

ẹ̀là

(Ọyọ) the plant Calyptrochilum christyanum

Etymology 4

ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ là (“to dilute”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.là/

Noun

ẹ̀là

dilution, chemical, compound
Synonym: èpò

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