"amulu" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /à.mṹ.lù/ Forms: àmúlù [canonical]
Etymology: From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + mú (“to take”) + lù (“to beat”), literally “That which is used to beat something”. Etymology templates: {{af|yo|à-|mú|lù|lit=That which is used to beat something|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to take|t3=to beat}} à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + mú (“to take”) + lù (“to beat”), literally “That which is used to beat something” Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=àmúlù|head2=}} àmúlù, {{yo-pos|noun|àmúlù|}} àmúlù, {{yo-noun|àmúlù}} àmúlù
  1. The 240 minor signs of the Ifa divination system. Categories (topical): Divination, Yoruba religion Synonyms: ọmọ odù
    Sense id: en-amulu-yo-noun-mnJWbbsT Disambiguation of Divination: 70 30 Disambiguation of Yoruba religion: 46 54 Categories (other): Yoruba terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with a-: 47 53
  2. The minor 240 chapters of the Odù Ifá corpus after the 16 oju odu, beginning with Ogbeyẹku. Categories (topical): Yoruba religion Synonyms: ọmọ odù
    Sense id: en-amulu-yo-noun-B2B7J7eG Disambiguation of Yoruba religion: 46 54 Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with a-: 47 53

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      "ipa": "/à.mṹ.lù/"
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