abẹla

Yoruba

Àbẹ́là

Etymology

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ bẹ́ (“to cut”) +‎ là (“to glow”), literally “That which we cut to glow”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.bɛ́.là/

Noun

àbẹ́là

1. (idiomatic) candle