"Ileṣa" meaning in Yoruba

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Proper name

IPA: /ī.lé.ʃà/ Forms: Iléṣà [canonical]
Etymology: Original term in the Ijesha dialect is Uléṣà. Several folk etymologies exist, the most prominent being from ulé (“home”) + ṣà (“to choose, to select”), literally “The home that we chose” or ulé (“home”) + òòṣà (“orisha”), literally “Home of the orisha”, compare with Ìjẹ̀ṣà, Ùjẹ̀ṣà Etymology templates: {{com|yo|ulé|ṣà|lit=The home that we chose|t1=home|t2=to choose, to select}} ulé (“home”) + ṣà (“to choose, to select”), literally “The home that we chose”, {{compound|yo|ulé|òòṣà|lit=Home of the orisha|t1=home|t2=orisha}} ulé (“home”) + òòṣà (“orisha”), literally “Home of the orisha” Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Iléṣà|head2=}} Iléṣà, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Iléṣà}} Iléṣà, {{yo-prop|Iléṣà}} Iléṣà
  1. Ilesa (a city in Nigeria), the capital city of the Ijesha people. Categories (place): Cities in Nigeria, Places in Nigeria Synonyms: Uléṣà (Ijesha, Ekiti, SEY)
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