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Yoruba

Òrùlé ilé

Alternative forms

òwùlé, òòlé
òùlí (Ondo)

Etymology

Possibly from ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ rù (“to carry one one's head”) +‎ ilé (“house”), literally “The load of the house; that which the house carries on its head”, compare with òrùka

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ò.ɾù.lé/

Noun

òrùlé

roof (of a house)
(by extension) house

Derived terms

òrùlé alátà (“pitched roof”)