alamọ

Yoruba

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ā.lá.mɔ̃̀/

Noun

alámọ̀

  1. (Ekiti) A form of Èkìtì Yoruba oral poetry

Etymology 2

From oní- (“one who has”) +‎ amọ̀ (“clay, moulded thing”), cognates include Ìkálẹ̀ Yoruba lámà

Alternative forms
  • الَموَْ‎

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ā.lá.mɔ̃̀/

Noun

alámọ̀

  1. moulder, creator
    Alámọ̀ ire ló famọ̀ mọ̀ mí, ó mọ̀ mí ire, lágbàlá ire ― The creator of goodness used clay to mould me, he moulded me in goodness, in the garden of goodness
  2. made of clay
    Ilé alámọ̀ nìyẹn ― That's a clay house
Derived terms
  • ilé alámọ̀ (“house made of clay/mud”)

References
  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTJjq-NvOpk
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