olu-ilu

Yoruba

Alternative forms
  • olúùlú
  • olúìlú
  • وْلُ-اِلُ‎

Etymology

From olú (“main, chief”) +‎ ìlú (“city”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ō.lú.ì.lú/

Noun

olú-ìlú

  1. capital city
    Láyé àtijọ́ ni Ìlú-Ọba Ọ̀yọ́, olú-ìlú kín-ìn-ní wọn jẹ́ Ọ̀yọ́-Ilé ― In the days of old is when the Ọ̀yọ́ Empire existed, it's first capital was Ọ̀yọ́-Ilé
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