ojola
Yoruba
òjòlá ní gúúsù ilẹ̀ Adúláwọ̀
Alternative forms
- àjòlà (Owé)
- èjòlá
Etymology
From ejò (“snake”) + ńlá (“big”), literally “Big snake”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ò.d͡ʒò.lá/
Noun
òjòlá
- python; (in particular) African rock python (Python sebae) and the Ball python
- Synonyms: ejò mọ́námọ́ná, erè, òṣùmàrè
Derived terms
- Òjòlá mímọ́ (“nickname for Oshumare”)
- ọ̀rá-òjòlá (“Clerodendrum splendens”)