ẹla

Yoruba
Agbo ẹlá ní Nàìjíríà.

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Cognate with Igala εla, Ulukwumi ẹlá

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛ̄.lá/

Noun

ẹlá

  1. (Owe) cow, cattle
    Synonym: màlúù

Etymology 2

ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ là (“to split, to divide”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛ̀.là/

Noun

ẹ̀là

  1. slice, fragment
    Synonyms: àlàwẹ́, àkúfọ́, àpólà, ẹ̀ṣẹ́, ẹ̀já
Derived terms
  • ọ̀rọ̀-ìṣe ẹlẹ́là (“splitting verb”)

Etymology 3
òdòdó ẹ̀là

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛ̀.là/

Noun

ẹ̀là

  1. (Ọyọ) the plant Calyptrochilum christyanum

Etymology 4

ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ là (“to dilute”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛ̀.là/

Noun

ẹ̀là

  1. dilution, chemical, compound
    Synonym: èpò
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