ilẹkẹ

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ùlẹ̀kẹ̀ (Èkìtì)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.lɛ̀.kɛ̀/

Noun

ìlẹ̀kẹ̀

1. beads, usually worn as necklaces and bracelets by royalty or traditional priests, ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ often specifically refers to coral beads

   Synonyms: àkún, ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ iyín, ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ iyùn

   Wọ́n ń so ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ tí ó já ― They were stringing the beads that snapped

Derived terms

• bàtà ìlẹ̀kẹ̀
• ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ bèbè ìdí
• ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ erogan
• ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ ẹsẹ̀
• ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ Ifá
• ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ itún
• ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ lágídígba
• ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ ọrùn
• ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ ọwọ́
• ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ sẹ̀gi
• ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ àbèrè
• ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ èjìgbà

 

Descendants

• → Portuguese: ileké
• → English: ileke
• → Spanish: eleke