ṣẹlẹru

Yoruba

Ṣẹ́lẹ̀rú lókè Ìdànrè

Alternative forms

• sẹ́lẹ̀rú

Etymology

From Clipping of ìṣẹ́lẹ̀rú, ultimately from ṣẹ́ (“to gush or burst forth suddenly”) +‎ ilẹ̀ (“land”) +‎ rú (“to sprout”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛ́.lɛ̀.ɾú/

Noun

ṣẹ́lẹ̀rú

1. creek; brook; spring

   Synonym: ìṣẹ́lẹ̀rú

   Ṣẹ́lẹ̀rú àgbo, àgbàrá àgbo l'Ọ́ṣun fi ń wẹmọ rẹ̀ kí dókítà ó tó dé

   Spring of herbal medicine, flowing waters of herbal medicine, this is what Ọ̀ṣun used to bath her children before western medicine came