idalẹ

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ dá (“to go from; to go across”) +‎ ilẹ̀ (“land, country”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ì.dá.lɛ̀/

Noun

ìdálẹ̀

  1. a foreign land; a place far from one's hometown
    Synonyms: egbè, ilẹ̀-òkèèrè
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