ọfẹ

See also: ofe

Igala

Etymology 1

Cognate with Yoruba ọ̀fìn, equivalent to ọ́- +‎ fẹ̀

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ́.fɛ̀/

Noun

ọ́fẹ̀

1. pit; a large, deep hole
2. (idiomatic) a glutton; (one with an insatiable appetite)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Yoruba ọfin (“palace, royal power”), see Yoruba ààfin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ́.fɛ̄/

Noun

ọ́fẹ

1. title; chieftaincy title (hereditary or honorary titles awarded by the King, the Àtá Igáláà)

References

• John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN, page 492