ojola

Yoruba
òjòlá ní gúúsù ilẹ̀ Adúláwọ̀

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ò- +‎ jò +‎ lá (“big”), literally “Big snake”, the root jò likely is the same in ejò

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ò.d͡ʒò.lá/

Noun

òjòlá

  1. python; (in particular) African rock python (Python sebae) and the Ball python
    Synonyms: ejò mọ́námọ́ná, erè, òṣùmàrè

Derived terms
  • Òjòlá mímọ́ (“nickname for Oshumare”)
  • ọ̀rá-òjòlá (“Clerodendrum splendens”)
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