ijinlẹ

Yoruba

Etymology 1

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ jinlẹ̀ (“to have considerable depth”), ultimately from jìn (“to be deep”) +‎ ilẹ̀ (“ground, earth”).

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

Noun

ìjinlẹ̀

  1. considerable depth (of a hole or burrow)

Etymology 2

Same as Etymology 1

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

Noun

ìjìnlẹ̀

  1. (idiomatic) profound or deep knowledge or wisdom; complex
    Ó mọ ìjìnlẹ̀ èdè Yoruba sọ ― He knows how to speak a deep, knowledgeable form of the Yoruba language
Usage notes
  • The cause of the different definitions of ìjìnlẹ̀ and ìjinlẹ̀ are based on slight differences in word contraction, causing ìjinlẹ̀ to represent a literal definition, while ìjìnlẹ̀ represents a more idiomatic or figurative meaning.
Derived terms
  • oyè-ìjìnlẹ̀ gíga (“doctorate”)
  • oyè-ìjìnlẹ̀ (“Master's degree”)
  • ọ̀nà ìṣàmúlò-òye-ìmọ̀-ìjìnlẹ̀-sáyẹ́ǹsì (“scientific method”)
  • èrò-ìjìnlẹ̀ ìfojú-ìwúlò-fún-ẹ̀dá-wò (“pragmatism”)
  • ìjìnlẹ̀-ọkàn (“conscience, heart”)
  • ìjìnlẹ̀-èrò (“philosophy”)
  • ìmọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀ (“science”)
  • ìwádí ìjìnlẹ̀ (“research”)
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