Ekiti

English

Etymology

From Yoruba Èkìtì

Proper noun

Ekiti

  1. A state of Nigeria in the South West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Ado Ekiti.
  2. A historical country in Yorubaland in West Africa.

Yoruba

Etymology

From òkìtì (“hills”), which describes the landscape of the Èkìtì homeland. Perhaps from an obsolete plural form.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /è.kì.tì/

Proper noun
  • Èkìtì
  1. A state of Nigeria in the South West geopolitical zone
  2. A historical country in Yorubaland in West Africa
  3. (collectively) Ekiti people, a subgroup of the Yoruba people
  4. A dialect of the Yoruba language

Derived terms
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