ọlẹ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ole"

Yoruba

Etymology 1

From ọ- (“agent prefix”) +‎ lẹ̀ (“to reproduce”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔ̄.lɛ̀/

Noun

ọlẹ̀

  1. embryo, fetus
    Synonyms: oyún, ọmọ-inú
Derived terms

Etymology 2

ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ lẹ (“to be idle, to be lazy”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔ̀.lɛ̄/

Noun

ọ̀lẹ

  1. lazy person, laziness, idleness
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