Ilara-Mọkin

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Ùláá, Ùlárá-Mọ̀kín, Ìlárá

Etymology

From Ìlárá +‎ mọ̀kín, ultimately from ì- (“nominalizing prefixi”) +‎ ní (“to have”) +‎ ará (“relative, family”) +‎ mọ̀ (“to know”) +‎ ọ̀kị́n (“egret, a beautiful white bird”), literally “The ones who possess many relatives are as honorable as the ọ̀kín bird”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ì.lá.ɾá.mɔ̃̀.kĩ́/

Proper noun

Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín

Ilara-Mokin (an Ekiti Yoruba town in Ondo, Nigeria)
Synonym: Ìlárá

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