ẹla

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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

Noun

ẹlá

  1. (Owe) cow, cattle
    Synonyms: màlúù, ẹlilá

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

Noun

ẹ̀là

  1. slice, fragment
    Synonyms: àlàwẹ́, àkúfọ́, àpólà, ẹ̀ṣẹ́, ẹ̀já
Derived terms

Etymology 3

òdòdó ẹ̀là

Pronunciation

Noun

ẹ̀là

  1. (Ọyọ) the plant Calyptrochilum christyanum

Etymology 4

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

Pronunciation

Noun

ẹ̀là

  1. dilution, chemical, compound
    Synonym: èpò
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