Ẹla

Yoruba

Etymology

ẹ̀ (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ là (“to split”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛ̀.là/

Proper noun

Ẹ̀là

  1. A primordial ìmọlẹ̀ or energy force of the Yoruba religion, associated with the deity Orunmila and divination, said to be the energy responsible for the creation of the universe.
  2. A nickname for Orunmila
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