Erinlẹ̀
name
/ē.ɾĩ̄.lɛ̀/
Definitions
- a divinity and spirit of the Earth worshipped mainly by the Ekiti people, possibly an earlier form of the orisha worshipped in Ìlóbùú. For a similar concept, see Ẹ̀mìlalẹ̀
- An orisha in the Yoruba religion, worshipped in the town where he was from and later deified, Ìlóbùú, he is the spirit of the Erinlẹ̀ river and is an orisha of hunting and the Earth.
- Erinlẹ̀ (a river in Nigeria)
Etymology
erin (“elephant”) + ilẹ̀ (“ground, land”), literally “The mighty one of the land”
Component words
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Ẹ̀mị̀lalẹ̀name
“Ẹ̀mị̀lalẹ̀” lists “Erínlẹ̀” as a word built from it. No word here is spelled that way, so this page was matched to it by ignoring tone marks. It may be a misspelling, or “Erínlẹ̀” may be a word nobody has written up yet.
Ẹ̀mị̀lalẹ̀
a divinity and spirit of the Earth worshipped mainly by the Eastern Yoruba people. It is regarded as a divinity of prosperity, fertility, as well as the protector, guardian, and origin of the land, each town has its own beliefs and forms of Ẹ̀mị̀lalẹ̀.
a divinity and spirit of the Earth worshipped mainly by the Eastern Yoruba people. It is regarded as a divinity of prosperity, fertility, as well as the protector, guardian, and origin of the land, each town has its own beliefs and forms of Ẹ̀mị̀lalẹ̀.
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Erinlẹ”.
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