irunmọlẹ

Yoruba

Alternative forms
  • irúnmalẹ̀

Etymology

From irún +‎ imọ +‎ ilẹ̀

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ī.ɾṹ.mɔ̃̄.lɛ̀/

Noun

irúnmọlẹ̀

  1. primordial spirits in Ìṣẹ̀ṣe, they are the first group of deities created after the creation of the world and the ones who live in the sky with Olodumare, such as Ògún, Èṣù, Ọ̀rúnmìlà, Ọbàtálá, Jàkúta, Olókun, and Yémọja. Humans chosen or inhabited by the imọlẹ̀ are known as òrìṣà
    Synonym: imọlẹ̀
    àgbà irúnmọlẹ̀ ni Ògún ― Ogun is a senior primordial divinity
  2. earth spirit
    Synonyms: òrìṣà, ẹbọra
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