Ilara-Mọkin

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ìlárá +‎ mọ̀kị́n, ultimately from ì- (“nominalizing prefixi”) +‎ ní (“to have”) +‎ ará (“relative, family”) +‎ mọ̀ (“to know”) +‎ ọ̀kị́n (“African paradise flycatcher”), literally “The ones who possess many relatives are as honorable as the ọ̀kín bird”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ì.lá.ɾá.mɔ̃̀.kĩ́/

Proper noun

Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín

  1. Ilara-Mokin (an Ekiti Yoruba town in Ifedore, Ondo, Nigeria)
    Synonym: Ìlárá
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