ọra
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ora"
Yoruba
[edit]Yoruba phrasebook
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Etymology 1
[edit]Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-la, compare with Igala ọ́la, Olukumi ara, Ayere ɔ́lá
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ọra
Interjection
[edit]ọra!
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Usage notes
[edit]- This form is not used by those who speak a more southern form of the Ekiti dialect, such as the Akure subdialect, in which they use ara instead of ọra
Etymology 2
[edit]Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ù-la, compare with possible cognate Igala ùlà
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ọ̀rá
- fat, grease
- (by extension) plastic film; plastic bag
- Synonym: láílọ́ọ̀nù
- fertility; nutrients (of soil)
- Ilẹ̀ tó wà nítòsí àkùrọ̀ lọ́ràá ― The soil near the wetlands has nutrients
Derived terms
[edit]- lọ́ràá (“to be fertile [land]; to have fat”)
- ọlọ́ràá
- ọ̀rá ẹlẹ́dẹ̀ (“lard”)