"Ikalẹ" meaning in Yoruba

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Proper name

Forms: Ìkálẹ̀ [canonical]
Etymology: From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ká (“to surround, to spread out”) + ilẹ̀ (“land”), literally “That whom spread out across the land”. Etymology templates: {{af|yo|ì-|ká|ilẹ̀|id1=nominalizing prefix|lit=That whom spread out across the land|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to surround, to spread out|t3=land}} ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ká (“to surround, to spread out”) + ilẹ̀ (“land”), literally “That whom spread out across the land” Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Ìkálẹ̀|head2=}} Ìkálẹ̀, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Ìkálẹ̀}} Ìkálẹ̀, {{yo-proper noun|Ìkálẹ̀}} Ìkálẹ̀
  1. Okitipupa, a subgroup of the Yoruba people, who speak the Ìkálẹ̀ language.
    Sense id: en-Ikalẹ-yo-name-P9Iku6Lv
  2. A dialect of the Yoruba language Synonyms: Òkìtìpupa
    Sense id: en-Ikalẹ-yo-name-kgB~9-UA

Download JSON data for Ikalẹ meaning in Yoruba (1.4kB)

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