orilẹ

See also: orile

Yoruba

Etymology

From orí (“head, source”) +‎ ilẹ̀ (“the land, ground, country”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ō.ɾí.lɛ̀/

Noun

orílẹ̀

1. clan, lineage group

   Synonym: ìdílé

2. sociopolitical or linguistic entity; country

   Synonym: orílẹ̀-èdè

Derived terms

• orílẹ̀ Yorùbá (“Yorubaland, Yoruba nation”)
• orílẹ̀-èdè (“nation”)

Related terms

• orílé (“ancestral homeland”)
• agboolé (“family compound”)