ọlẹ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ole"

Yoruba

Etymology 1

From ọ- (“agent prefix”) +‎ lẹ̀ (“to reproduce”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̄.lɛ̀/

Noun

ọlẹ̀

1. embryo, fetus

   Synonyms: oyún, ọmọ-inú

Derived terms

• ìmọ̀ ọlẹ̀ (“embryology”)

Etymology 2

ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ lẹ (“to be idle, to be lazy”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.lɛ̄/

Noun

ọ̀lẹ

1. lazy person, laziness, idleness