ẹ̀là
noun
/ɛ̀.là/
Definitions
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slice, fragment
Similar wordsPossibly similar wordsẹ̀ṣẹ́noun Wiktionary points at “ẹ̀ṣẹ́”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “esé”, which matches once underdots are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “ẹ̀ṣẹ́” may be a word nobody has written up yet. esé hippopotamus èse cat èsè dye; (in particular) purple dye èsè provision esè shea butter èsè yellow yam, Dioscorea cayenensis ọsẹ̀ foot, leg ẹsẹ̀ foot, leg ẹsẹ verse, a small section or row of a written text, (in particular) the Bible or Odù Ifá ẹ̀jánoun Wiktionary points at “ẹ̀já”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “ẹja”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “ẹ̀já” may be a word nobody has written up yet. ẹja fish ẹjá Mallotus oppositifoliusUsed in
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 3 entries spelled “ẹ̀là”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + là (“to split, to divide”)
Component words
ẹ̀-nominalizing prefixlàto split, to divide
Used in
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 2,
where this word is spelled “ẹla”.
Reference:
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