aṣalẹ
Yoruba
Etymology 1
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣí (“to open”) + ní (“in”) + alẹ́ (“evening”), literally “That which opens the evening”
Alternative forms
- àṣáálẹ́
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /à.ʃá.lɛ́/
Noun
àṣálẹ́
- early evening
Related terms
- alẹ́ (“evening”)
- ìrọ̀lẹ́ (“dusk, evening”)
Etymology 2
From a- (“agent prefix”) + ṣa (“to pick”) + ilẹ̀ (“ground; dirt”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ā.ʃā.lɛ̀/
Noun
aṣalẹ̀
- scavenger; someone who salvages items from waste
- Synonym: túlẹ̀túlẹ̀
Etymology 3
Arìnrìn-àjò nínú aṣálẹ̀ nílẹ̀ Mòrókò.
a- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣá (“to be barren”) + ilẹ̀ (“ground”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ā.ʃá.lɛ̀/
Noun
aṣálẹ̀
- desert (barren area)
- Synonym: aginjù