orule

Yoruba

Òrùlé ilé

Alternative forms

• òwùlé, òòlé
• òùlí (Ondo)

Etymology

Possibly from ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ rù (“to carry one one's head”) +‎ ilé (“house”), literally “The load of the house; that which the house carries on its head”, compare with òrùka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.ɾù.lé/

Noun

òrùlé

1. roof (of a house)
2. (by extension) house

Derived terms

• òrùlé alátà (“pitched roof”)