aṣalẹ
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Yoruba[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣí (“to open”) + ní (“in”) + alẹ́ (“evening”), literally “That which opens the evening”.
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Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
àṣálẹ́
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Etymology 2[edit]
From a- (“agent prefix”) + ṣa (“to pick”) + ilẹ̀ (“ground; dirt”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
aṣalẹ̀
- scavenger; someone who salvages items from waste
- Synonym: túlẹ̀túlẹ̀
Etymology 3[edit]
a- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣá (“to be barren”) + ilẹ̀ (“ground”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
aṣálẹ̀