ọfẹ

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Igala

Etymology 1

Cognate with Yoruba ọ̀fìn, equivalent to ọ́- +‎ fẹ̀

Pronunciation

Noun

ọ́fẹ̀

  1. pit; a large, deep hole
  2. (idiomatic) a glutton; (one with an insatiable appetite)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Yoruba ọfin (palace, royal power), see Yoruba ààfin

Pronunciation

Noun

ọ́fẹ

  1. title; chieftaincy title (hereditary or honorary titles awarded by the King, the Àtá Igáláà)

References

  • John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN, page 492