orilẹ
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See also: orile
Yoruba[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From orí (“head, source”) + ilẹ̀ (“the land, ground, country”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
orílẹ̀
- clan, lineage group
- Synonym: ìdílé
- sociopolitical or linguistic entity; country
- Synonym: orílẹ̀-èdè
Derived terms[edit]
- orílẹ̀ Yorùbá (“Yorubaland, Yoruba nation”)
- orílẹ̀-èdè (“nation”)