mọlẹbi

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Possibly from ọmọ (“child”) +‎ ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ní (“in”) +‎ ẹbí (“family”), literally “Descendants of the family”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ̃̀.lɛ́.bí/

Noun

mọ̀lẹ́bí

1. extended family, clan, kinship

   Synonyms: ará-ilé, ìdílé, ẹbí

Related terms

• ìbátan (“relatives”)
• alájọbí

Etymology 2

From mọ̀ (“to know”) +‎ ní (“in, as”) +‎ ẹbí (“family”), literally “To know as family”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ̃̀.lɛ́.bí/

Verb

mọ̀lẹ́bí

1. to treat or know someone as one's relative

Derived terms

• ìmọ̀lẹ́bí
• àmọ̀lẹ́bí