oolu

Yoruba

Etymology

Contraction of òlílù, from ò (“nominalizer, that which”) +‎ lílù (“the act of hammering, hitting, beating”), "That which hammers, that which beats."

Pronounciation
  • IPA(key): /òò.lù/

Noun

òòlù

  1. hammer, mallet
    Synonym: ọmọwú
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