ugha

Yoruba

Alternative forms

ùà (Èkìtì)
ùwà (Oǹdó)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ù.ɣà/

Noun

ùghà

(Ọwọ) royal courtyard (in particular) the up to 100 courtyards of the palace (àghọ̀fẹn) of Ọ̀ghọ̀, each dedicated to an òrìṣà with its own purpose.

Derived terms

Ùghà Èdùmà

Further reading

J.B Falade Yoruba Palace Gardens, 1990
Fọlárànmí, Stephen Palace Courtyards in Iléṣà: A Melting Point of Traditional Yorùbá Architecture , 2018

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