Ileya

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology

Likely from Hausa layya (“Eid al-Adha, sacrificing a ram”). A common folk etymology links it to ilé (“house”) +‎ yá (“to be ready”), literally “It is time to return to the house”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ī.lé.já/

Noun

Iléyá

  1. Eid al-Adha
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