omele
Yoruba
Ọmọdé tó ń lu omele-méjì bàtá
Alternative forms
- umele
- emele
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ō.mē.lē/
Noun
omele
- (music) omele drum; the smallest drum that is highest in pitch, part of bàtá or ẹ̀kù ensembles, beaten with thin sticks made of a flexible raw hide bílálà.
Hyponyms
- omele-abo (“female omele”)
- omele-akọ (“male omele”)
- omele-méjì (“twin omele”)
- omele-mẹ́ta (“triplet omele”)
Derived terms
- olómele (“omele drummer”)