idalẹ

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ụ̀dálẹ̀ (Ekiti)

Etymology

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ dá (“to go from; to go across”) +‎ ilẹ̀ (“land, country”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.dá.lɛ̀/

Noun

ìdálẹ̀

1. a foreign land; a place far from one's hometown

   Synonyms: egbè, ilẹ̀-òkèèrè