ẹlịla

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ẹrinlá, ẹinlá, elilá

Etymology

Part of the etymology possibly derives from lá (“to be big”), compare with Ifè lalá

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̄.lɪ̄.lá/

Noun

ẹlịlá

1. (Ekiti) cow; (in particular) a shorthorn dwarf cow known as muturu. This species of cow is different from the zebu cow known as màlúù

   Synonym: ẹlá

Related terms

• màlúù (“zebu cow”)