ọra

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ora"

Yoruba

Yoruba phrasebook

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Etymology 1

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-la, compare with Igala ọ́la, Olukumi ara, Ayere ɔ́lá

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔ̄.ɾā/

Noun

ọra

1. (Ekiti) body

   Synonym: ara

Interjection

ọra!

1. (Ekiti) hello; a general greeting

   Synonyms: ara, okun

Derived terms

• ìn ọra

Related terms

• ẹ̀gbẹ́ (“side”)
• ẹ̀dọ̀ (“liver, chest”)

Usage notes

• This form is not used by those who speak a more southern form of the Ekiti dialect, such as the Akure subdialect, in which they use ara instead of ọra

Etymology 2

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ù-la, compare with possible cognate Igala ùlà

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.ɾá/

Noun

ọ̀rá

1. fat, grease
2. (by extension) plastic film; plastic bag

   Synonym: láílọ́ọ̀nù

3. fertility; nutrients (of soil)

   Ilẹ̀ tó wà nítòsí àkùrọ̀ lọ́ràá ― The soil near the wetlands has nutrients

Derived terms

• lọ́ràá (“to be fertile [land]; to have fat”)
• ọlọ́ràá
• ọ̀rá ẹlẹ́dẹ̀ (“lard”)