olu-ilu
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- olúùlú
- olúìlú
- وْلُ-اِلُ
Etymology
From olú (“main, chief”) + ìlú (“city”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ō.lú.ì.lú/
Noun
olú-ìlú
- capital city
- Láyé àtijọ́ ni Ìlú-Ọba Ọ̀yọ́, olú-ìlú kín-ìn-ní wọn jẹ́ Ọ̀yọ́-Ilé ― In the days of old is when the Ọ̀yọ́ Empire existed, it's first capital was Ọ̀yọ́-Ilé