Erele
Yoruba
Etymology
Folk etymology states it comes from èrè (“advantage, profit, reward, gain”) + lé (“to add on”), literally “Rewards continuing to be added on”
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /è.ɾè.lé/
Proper noun
Èrèlé
- February, the ninth month in the traditional Yoruba calendar, the Kọ́jọ́dá
- Synonyms: Fẹ́búárì, Oṣù Ègùn-Àlà, Oṣù Kejì
See also
- (Kojoda months) oṣù Kọ́jọ́dá; Òkúdu (“June”), Agẹmọ (“July”), Ògún (“August”), Òwéwe (“September”), Ọ̀wàrà (“October”), Bélú (“November”), Ọ̀pẹ̀ (“December”), Ṣẹ̀rẹ́ (“January”), Èrèlé (“February”), Ẹ̀rẹ̀nà (“March”), Igbe (“April”), Ẹ̀bìbì (“May”) (Category: yo:Kojoda months)