Ileṣa

See also: ilesa

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Uléṣà (Ijesha, Ekiti, SEY)

Etymology

Original term in the Ijesha dialect is Uléṣà. Several folk etymologies exist, the most prominent being from ulé (“home”) +‎ ṣà (“to choose, to select”), literally “The home that we chose” or ulé (“home”) +‎ òòṣà (“orisha”), literally “Home of the orisha”, compare with Ìjẹ̀ṣà, Ùjẹ̀ṣà

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ī.lé.ʃà/

Proper noun

Iléṣà

Ilesa (a city in Nigeria), the capital city of the Ijesha people.