orimili

See also: Orimili

Igbo

Alternative forms

• orimiri, osimili, osimiri, oshimiri

Etymology

From Proto-Igboid *ò-cĩ̀-mìɗĩ̀. Cognate with Ekpeye òlìmìnì, Ogbah òzĩ̀mìnì, Ezaa òsùmìnì, Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni òsùmìlì. Likely cognate to a name for an ancient Yoruba river Yoruba Ẹ̀sìnmìrìn, see Yoruba omi (“water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.ɾì.mì.lì/

Noun

orimili

1. any large body of water: an ocean, sea, large river, etc

Related terms

• mmiri