ẹrẹ́jà
noun
/ɛ̄.ɾɛ́.d͡ʒà/
Definitions
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market square; the central market in a Yorùbá town. It normally opens every five days.
ọmọ olúlé ẹrẹ́jà kẹ́ráàbọ̀ ìsinmi ẹyẹ The child of the house in the central market where you will see many bird nestsSimilar wordsọjà ọba
Dialect
Etymology
According to Débọ̀ Awẹ́, from a folk etymology, ẹrẹ́ jà (“the place where Ẹrẹ́ fought”). Possibly from ẹrẹ́ + ọjà (“market”)
Component words
ẹrẹ́ọjàmarket
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market
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where this word is spelled “ẹrẹja”.
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