ẹlá
noun
/ɛ̄.lá/
Definitions
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cow, cattle
Similar wordsmàlúùnoun 2 entries are spelled “màlúù”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. màlúù cow, ox, cattle; (in particular) zebu cow màlúghù alternative form of màlúù (“cow”)Possibly similar wordsẹlilánoun Wiktionary points at “ẹlilá”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “ẹlịlá”, which matches once underdots are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “ẹlilá” may be a word nobody has written up yet. ẹlịlá cow; (in particular) a shorthorn dwarf cow known as muturu. This species of cow is different from the zebu cow known as màlúù
Etymology
Cognate with Olukumi ẹlá, probably from ẹ- (“nominalizing prefix”) + lá (“to be big”). It is unknown if its related to the similar forms ẹran (“meat, cow”), ẹlịlá (“cow”).
Component words
ẹ-nominalizing prefix
láto be big
2 entries are spelled “lá”. The etymology calls it “to be big”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
lá
to dream
lá
to lick, including with one's finger
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “ẹla”.
Reference:
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