Ilara

== Yoruba == === Alternative forms === Ùláá, Ùlárá === Etymology === From ìlú (“town”) +‎ Ará (“Ara”), literally “town of Ará” Several folk stories attempt to link the several Ilara-named towns to each other, besides their common origin of Ifẹ̀ as Yoruba towns === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ì.lá.ɾá/ === Proper noun === Ìlárá an ancient town is believed to be the ancestral origin of towns named Ilara Synonym: Ará (by extension) the name for several Yoruba towns. Unique suffixes are commonly attached to the town's name as a means of differentiating them (ex. Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín) Ilara-Mokin (an Ekiti Yoruba town in Ondo, Nigeria) Synonym: Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín Ìlárá-Rẹ́mọ (a Rẹ́mọ Yoruba town in Ogun, Nigeria) Synonym: Ìlárá-Rẹ́mọ Ìlárá-Yéwa (a Yéwa Yoruba town in Ogun, Nigeria) Synonym: Ìlárá-Yéwa Ìlárá-Ẹ̀pẹ́ (a Rẹ́mọ Yoruba town in Lagos, Nigeria) Synonym: Ìlárá-Ẹ̀pẹ́