"Iwarẹfa" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Yoruba]

IPA: /ì.wà.ɾɛ̀.fà/ Forms: Ìwàrẹ̀fà [canonical]
Etymology: From Ìwàrẹ (“a high ranking chief of a town”) + ẹ̀fà (“six”), cognate with Edo Igharẹfa. Etymology templates: {{compound|yo|Ìwàrẹ|ẹ̀fà|t1=a high ranking chief of a town|t2=six}} Ìwàrẹ (“a high ranking chief of a town”) + ẹ̀fà (“six”), {{cog|bin|Igharẹfa}} Edo Igharẹfa Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Ìwàrẹ̀fà|head2=}} Ìwàrẹ̀fà, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Ìwàrẹ̀fà}} Ìwàrẹ̀fà, {{yo-prop|Ìwàrẹ̀fà}} Ìwàrẹ̀fà
  1. A traditional council consisting of the six highest ranking chieftains (Ìwàrẹ) of a Yoruba town, the highest class of chieftains. Synonyms: Ìwàrẹ, Ìàrẹ̀fà [Ekiti], Ìwẹ̀fà, Ìghàrẹfa (Owo), Ùwàrẹfa (Ijesha), Èwàrẹfa (Idanre) Derived forms: Ìwàrẹ̀fà Ọ̀yọ́ (english: The Iwarefa council of Ọ̀yọ́, the Oyomesi)
    Sense id: en-Iwarẹfa-yo-name-AUiKDgM2 Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header

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