Uhẹ

See also: uhe, ühe, and UHE

Edo

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba Ufẹ̀. The conversion of /f/ to /h/ is a common linguistic process in many related languages of the region, see Iha, and the dialectal forms in the Igbo language Afa and Aha.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ú.hɛ̀/

Proper noun

Uhẹ

  1. (historical) Ife kingdom, closely associated with the ruling Ọba dynasty and the deity Ọ́ghẹ̀nnẹ́
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