aṣalẹ

== Yoruba == === Etymology 1 === From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ṣí (“to open”) +‎ ní (“in”) +‎ alẹ́ (“evening”), literally “That which opens the evening”. ==== Alternative forms ==== àṣáálẹ́ ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /à.ʃá.lɛ́/ ==== Noun ==== àṣálẹ́ early evening (5pm to 7pm) ===== Related terms ===== alẹ́ (“evening”) ìrọ̀lẹ́ (“dusk, evening”) === Etymology 2 === From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ ṣa (“to pick”) +‎ ilẹ̀ (“ground; dirt”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ā.ʃā.lɛ̀/ ==== Noun ==== aṣalẹ̀ scavenger; someone who salvages items from waste Synonym: túlẹ̀túlẹ̀ === Etymology 3 === a- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ṣá (“to be barren”) +‎ ilẹ̀ (“ground”) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ā.ʃá.lɛ̀/ ==== Noun ==== aṣálẹ̀ desert (barren area) Synonym: aginjù