ńlá
adj
/ŋ́.lá/
نلَ (alternative), lílá (alternative), nílá (alternative)
Definitions
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big, large
bí ìyà ńlá bá gbéni ṣánlẹ̀, ìyà kékèké á gorí ẹni When a big problem knocks a person down, smaller problems easily ride over himSimilar wordstítóbiUsed inńlá-ńlá
Etymology
From partial reduplication of lá (“to be big”).
Component words
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
Listed as an opposite by
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.
small, little, young
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “nla”.
Reference:
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