omele

Yoruba

Ọmọdé tó ń lu omele-méjì bàtá

Alternative forms

• umele
• emele

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ō.mē.lē/

Noun

omele

1. (music) omele drum; the smallest drum that is highest in pitch, part of bàtá or ẹ̀kù ensembles, beaten with thin sticks made of a flexible raw hide bílálà.

Hyponyms

• omele-abo (“female omele”)
• omele-akọ (“male omele”)
• omele-mẹ́ta (“triplet omele”)
• omele-méjì (“twin omele”)

 

Derived terms

• olómele (“omele drummer”)