irunmọlẹ
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- irúnmalẹ̀
Etymology
From irún + imọ + ilẹ̀
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ī.ɾṹ.mɔ̃̄.lɛ̀/
Noun
irúnmọlẹ̀
- primordial spirits in Ìṣẹ̀ṣe, they are the first group of deities created after the creation of the world and the ones who live in the sky with Olodumare, such as Ògún, Èṣù, Ọ̀rúnmìlà, Ọbàtálá, Jàkúta, Olókun, and Yémọja. Humans chosen or inhabited by the imọlẹ̀ are known as òrìṣà
- Synonym: imọlẹ̀
- àgbà irúnmọlẹ̀ ni Ògún ― Ogun is a senior primordial divinity
- earth spirit
- Synonyms: òrìṣà, ẹbọra