ikọla
Yoruba
Etymology
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kọ (“to write”) + ilà (“lines, marks”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ì.kɔ̄.là/
Noun
ìkọlà
- the act of giving a child tribal marks
- Yoruba tribal marks
- Synonym: ìlà
- (by extension) circumcision
- Synonym: ìdádọ̀dọ́