Awujalẹ

Yoruba

Etymology

a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ wù (“to appear”) +‎ jà (“to break”) +‎ ilẹ̀ (“the ground”), literally “The one who appears and collapses the ground”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.wù.d͡ʒā.lɛ̀/

Proper noun

Awùjalẹ̀

1. Title of the paramount monarch of the Ìjẹ̀bú people and the traditional ruler of the town of Ìjẹ̀bú Òde