ajẹlẹ

Yoruba

Etymology

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ jẹ́ (“to be; to allow”) +‎ ilẹ̀ (“land, ground”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.d͡ʒɛ́.lɛ̀/

Noun

ajẹ́lẹ̀

1. (diplomacy) consul, district officer, resident
2. (historical) an administrator on behalf of the Ọ̀yọ́ and later Ìbàdàn government. They supervised territories under the control of Ìbàdàn, and enforced the paying of tribute (ìṣákọ́lẹ̀)

Derived terms

• ipò ajẹ́lẹ̀ (“consulate”)
• ibi-iṣẹ́ ajẹ́lẹ̀