ipilẹṣẹ

Yoruba

Etymology

From ìpilẹ̀ (“base, root”) +‎ ṣẹ̀ (“to originate”), ultimately from ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ pa (“to open”) +‎ ilẹ̀ (“ground, starting point”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ì.k͡pī.lɛ̀.ʃɛ̀/

Noun

ìpilẹ̀ṣẹ̀

  1. foundation, origin, source
    Synonym: orísun
    èdè Yorùbá jẹ́ ìpilẹ̀sẹ̀ àṣà Yorùbá ― The Yoruba language is the foundation of the Yoruba culture
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