ọfẹ
Igala
Etymology 1
Cognate with Yoruba ọ̀fìn, equivalent to ọ́- + fẹ̀
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ́.fɛ̀/
Noun
ọ́fẹ
- pit; a large, deep hole
- (idiomatic) a glutton; (one with an insatiable appetite)
Etymology 2
Cognate with Yoruba ọ̀fin (“palace”), see Yoruba ààfin
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ́.fɛ̄/
Noun
ọ́fẹ
- title; chieftaincy title (hereditary or honorary titles awarded by the King, the Àtá Igáláà)
References
- John Idakwoji (February 12, 2015) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN, page 492