ụmọlẹ

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• imọlẹ̀

Etymology

From ụ- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ mọ (“to mold”) +‎ alẹ̀ (“the land”), literally “Those who molded the land”, from Proto-Yoruba *ʊ-mãlɛ̀, compare with Itsekiri umalẹ̀, Olukumi ùmàlẹ́, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Edekiri *ʊ-mɔlɛ̀

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊ̄.mɔ̃̄.lɛ̀/

Noun

ụmọlẹ̀

1. (Ekiti) primordial or ancestral deity; local earth spirit, traditionally associated by the Ekiti people with hills and rivers

   Synonyms: ẹbọra, ọ̀rị̀ṣà

Derived terms

• ọlụ́mọlẹ̀ (“worshipper of the ụmọlẹ̀”)
• urúmọlẹ̀