ẹẹra

See also: eera

Yoruba

Alternative forms

  • ẹrị́rà

Etymology

Contraction of ẹrị́rà, possibly from ẹ- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ rị́rà (partial reduplication of rà (“to decay, crumble”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̄ɛ́.ɾà/

Noun

ẹẹ́rà

  1. (Ekiti) leaf
    Synonym: ẹẹ́rà ewé
  2. (Ekiti, in particular) The leaves of the plants Thaumatococcus daniellii and Megaphrynium macrostachyum, which are used in wrapping foods like ọ̀lẹ̀lẹ̀, ẹ̀kọ, and iyán.
    Synonyms: ewé, ewé eéran, ewé iran
    Èmi lọmọ ají-pẹẹ́rà bí ọ̀yẹ́yẹ́ l'Ékìtì ― I am the one who wakes up and collects eera leaves like a squirrel in Ekiti (personal oríkì)

Derived terms

  • ẹlẹ́ẹẹ́rà (“someone who collects and sells ẹẹ́rà leaves”)
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