imọlẹ

Yoruba

Alternative forms
  • ùmọlẹ̀

Etymology 1

Shortened form of irúnmọlẹ̀

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ì.mɔ̃̄.lɛ̀/

Noun

ìmọlẹ̀

  1. primordial spirits or energies of the Yoruba religion, the first group of deities created after the creation of the world and Ifẹ̀. Humans chosen or inhabited by the ìmọlẹ̀ are known as òrìṣà

Derived terms
  • ugbómọlẹ̀ (“forbidden forest, forest inhabited by the ìmọlẹ̀”)

Etymology 2

ì (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ mọ́ (“to shine, to light, to brighten, to make clear”) +‎ ilẹ̀ (“land”), "That which lights the land."

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ì.mɔ̃́.lɛ̀/

Noun

ìmọ́lẹ̀

  1. light, brightness, glow

Derived terms
  • ìmọ́lẹ̀ bàìbàì (“dim light”)
  • ìmọ́lẹ̀ oòrùn (“sunlight”)
  • ìmọ́lẹ̀ òṣùpá (“moonlight”)
  • mọ́lẹ̀ (“to light, to shine”)
  • ùmọ́lẹ̀ (“light”)
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