ẹẹra

See also: eera

Yoruba

Ẹẹ́rà

Alternative forms

• ẹrị́rà

Etymology

From Contraction of ẹrị́rà, possibly from ẹ- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ rị́rà (“partial reduplication of rà to decay, crumble”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̄ɛ́.ɾà/

Noun

ẹẹ́rà

1. (Ekiti) leaf

   Synonym: ẹẹ́rà ewé

2. (Ekiti, in particular) The leaves of the plants Thaumatococcus daniellii and Megaphrynium macrostachyum, which are used in wrapping foods like ọ̀lẹ̀lẹ̀, ẹ̀kọ, and iyán.

   Synonyms: ewé, ewé eéran, ewé iran

   Èmi lọmọ ají-pẹẹ́rà bí ọ̀yẹ́yẹ́ l'Ékìtì ― I am the one who wakes up and collects eera leaves like a squirrel in Ekiti (personal oríkì)

Derived terms

• ẹlẹ́ẹẹ́rà (“someone who collects and sells ẹẹ́rà leaves”)