Ekiti
English
Etymology
From Yoruba Èkìtì
Proper noun
Ekiti
- A state of Nigeria in the South West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Ado Ekiti.
- A historical country in Yorubaland in West Africa.
Yoruba
Etymology
Folk etymology and most dictionaries state that the word is derived as an alternative form òkìtì (“hills”), which describes the landscape of the Èkìtì homeland.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /è.kì.tì/
Proper noun
Èkìtì
- A state of Nigeria in the South West geopolitical zone
- A historical country in Yorubaland in West Africa
- (collectively) Ekiti people, a subgroup of the Yoruba people
- A dialect of the Yoruba language
Derived terms
- Èkìtì-Parapọ̀