ẹrẹja

Yoruba

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ɛ̄.ɾɛ́.d͡ʒà/

Etymology
  • According to Débọ̀ Awẹ́, from ẹrẹ́ jà (“the place where Ẹrẹ́ fought”)

Ẹrẹ́jà is misinterpretation of a street called ‘Ẹrẹ́jà’ where the warrior called "Ẹrẹ́” fought, originally misinterpreted and later translated as marketplace.

Noun

ẹrẹ́jà

  1. (Èkìtì) market, marketplace
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