Ekiti

English

Etymology

From Yoruba Èkìtì

Proper noun

Ekiti

  1. A state of Nigeria in the South West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Ado Ekiti.
  2. A historical country in Yorubaland in West Africa.

Yoruba

Etymology

Folk etymology and most dictionaries state that the word is derived as an alternative form òkìtì (“hills”), which describes the landscape of the Èkìtì homeland.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /è.kì.tì/

Proper noun

Èkìtì

  1. A state of Nigeria in the South West geopolitical zone
  2. A historical country in Yorubaland in West Africa
  3. (collectively) Ekiti people, a subgroup of the Yoruba people
  4. A dialect of the Yoruba language

Derived terms
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