Ileṣa

== Yoruba == === Alternative forms === Uléṣà (Ijesha, Ekiti, SEY) === Etymology === Original term in the Ijesha dialect is Uléṣà. Several folk etymologies exist, the most prominent being from ulé (“home”) +‎ ṣà (“to choose, to select”), literally “The home that we chose” or ulé (“home”) +‎ òòṣà (“orisha”), literally “Home of the orisha”, compare with Ìjẹ̀ṣà, Ùjẹ̀ṣà === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ī.lé.ʃà/ === Proper noun === Iléṣà Ilesa (a city in Nigeria), the capital city of the Ijesha people.