ìlú
noun
/ì.lú/
ùlú (alternative)
Definitions
- city state; kingdom
- town; city
- country
- establishment
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chiefs (in their position as representatives of the people of the town)
Similar wordsolóyènounìjòyè èèyànnoun 3 entries are spelled “èèyàn”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. èèyàn person, people, human being ọ̀nìyàn person ọ̀nị̀yọ̀n person
Etymology
ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + lú (“to intermingle, to mix, to come together”).
Component words
ì-nominalizing prefixlúto intermingle, to mix, to come together
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These words list this one in their own definitions. This word does not list them back, so Wiktionary records the link in one direction only.
The meaning shown next to each is the one that named this word.
town
village, town, homestead
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “ilu”.
Reference:
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