ilẹkẹ

Yoruba

Alternative forms
  • ùlẹ̀kẹ̀ (Èkìtì)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ì.lɛ̀.kɛ̀/

Noun

ìlẹ̀kẹ̀

  1. beads, usually worn as necklaces and bracelets by royalty or traditional priests, ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ often specifically refers to coral beads
    Synonyms: àkún, ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ iyín, ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ iyùn
    Wọ́n ń so ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ tí ó já ― They were stringing the beads that snapped

Derived terms
  • bàtà ìlẹ̀kẹ̀
  • ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ àbèrè
  • ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ bèbè ìdí
  • ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ èjìgbà
  • ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ erogan
  • ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ ẹsẹ̀
  • ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ Ifá
  • ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ itún
  • ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ lágídígba
  • ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ ọrùn
  • ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ ọwọ́
  • ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ sẹ̀gi

Decendants
  • → Portuguese: ileké
  • → English: ileke
  • → Spanish: eleke
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