ijinlẹ
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Yoruba[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + jinlẹ̀ (“to have considerable depth”), ultimately from jìn (“to be deep”) + ilẹ̀ (“ground, earth”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ìjinlẹ̀
- considerable depth (of a hole or burrow)
Etymology 2[edit]
Same as Etymology 1
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ìjìnlẹ̀
- (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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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”)