imọlẹ

== Yoruba == === Alternative forms === ụmọlẹ̀ (Èkìtì) === Etymology 1 === i- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ mọ (“to mold, to shape”) +‎ ilẹ̀ (“land”), literally “The creators of the land”, compare with Itsekiri umalẹ̀, if the term existed in Proto-Yoruboid, perhaps it was Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ́-mɔlɛ̀ ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ī.mɔ̃̄.lɛ̀/ ==== Noun ==== imọlẹ̀ god, earth deity or spirit; ancient ancestor (that are worshipped) Synonyms: ẹbọra, alálẹ̀, ọ̀ọ̀ṣà, òrìṣà Àjàlémògún jẹ́ imọlẹ̀ tí ìlú Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín ― Àjàlémògún is the patron earth spirit of the town of Ilara-Mokin (by extension) primordial spirits or energies in Ìṣẹ̀ṣe. The first four hundred and one of these spirits who were sent to Earth are regarded as the irúnmọlẹ̀. Synonyms: irúnmọlẹ̀, òrìṣà ===== Derived terms ===== ugbómọlẹ̀ (“forbidden forest, forest inhabited by the imọlẹ̀”) abọmọlẹ̀ ilé-imọlẹ̀ irúnmọlẹ̀ ===== Related terms ===== òrìṣà ẹbọra === Etymology 2 === ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ mọ́lẹ̀ (“to shine, to light, to brighten, to make clear”) ==== Alternative forms ==== ụ̀mọ́lẹ̀ (Èkìtì) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ì.mɔ̃́.lɛ̀/ ==== Noun ==== ìmọ́lẹ̀ light, brightness, glow ===== Derived terms =====