Erele

Yoruba

Etymology

Folk etymology states it comes from èrè (“advantage, profit, reward, gain”) +‎ lé (“to add on”), literally “Rewards continuing to be added on”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /è.ɾè.lé/

Proper noun

Èrèlé

1. February, the ninth month in the traditional Yoruba calendar, the Kọ́jọ́dá

   Synonyms: Fẹ́búárì, Oṣù Ègùn-Àlà, Oṣù Kejì

See also

• (Kojoda months) oṣù Kọ́jọ́dá; Òkúdu (“June”), Agẹmọ (“July”), Ògún (“August”), Òwéwe (“September”), Ọ̀wàrà (“October”), Bélú (“November”), Ọ̀pẹ̀ (“December”), Ṣẹ̀rẹ́ (“January”), Èrèlé (“February”), Ẹ̀rẹ̀nà (“March”), Igbe (“April”), Ẹ̀bìbì (“May”) ^{(Category: yo:Kojoda months)}