orule

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Yoruba

Òrùlé ilé

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from ò- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ (to carry one one's head) +‎ ilé (house), literally The load of the house; that which the house carries on its head, compare with òrùka

Pronunciation

Noun

òrùlé

  1. roof (of a house)
  2. (by extension) house

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