ijinlẹ

== Yoruba == === Etymology 1 === From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ jinlẹ̀ (“to have considerable depth”), ultimately from jìn (“to be deep”) +‎ ilẹ̀ (“ground, earth”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ì.d͡ʒĩ̄.lɛ̀/ ==== Noun ==== ìjinlẹ̀ considerable depth (of a hole or burrow) === Etymology 2 === Same as Etymology 1 ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ì.d͡ʒĩ̀.lɛ̀/ ==== Noun ==== ìjìnlẹ̀ (idiomatic) profound or deep knowledge or wisdom; complex Ó mọ ìjìnlẹ̀ èdè Yoruba sọ ― He knows how to speak a deep, knowledgeable form of the Yoruba language ===== Usage notes ===== The cause of the different definitions of ìjìnlẹ̀ and ìjinlẹ̀ are based on slight differences in word contraction, causing ìjinlẹ̀ to represent a literal definition, while ìjìnlẹ̀ represents a more idiomatic or figurative meaning. ===== Derived terms =====