imọlẹ

• ụmọlẹ̀ (Èkìtì)

i- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ mọ (“to mold, to shape”) +‎ ilẹ̀ (“land”), literally “The creators of the land”, compare with Itsekiri umalẹ̀, if the term existed in Proto-Yoruboid, perhaps it was Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ́-mɔlɛ̀

• IPA^(key): /ī.mɔ̃̄.lɛ̀/

imọlẹ̀

1. primordial spirits or energies in Ìṣẹ̀ṣe. The first four hundred and one of these spirits who were sent to Earth are regarded as the irúnmọlẹ̀. Humans chosen or inhabited by the imọlẹ̀ are known as òrìṣà

   Synonyms: irúnmọlẹ̀, òrìṣà

2. earth spirit, ancient ancestor (that are worshipped)

   Synonyms: ẹbọra, alálẹ̀

   Àjàlémògún jẹ́ imọlẹ̀ tí ìlú Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín ― Àjàlémògún is the patron earth spirit of the town of Ilara-Mokin

• ugbómọlẹ̀ (“forbidden forest, forest inhabited by the imọlẹ̀”)
• abọmọlẹ̀
• ilé-imọlẹ̀

• òrìṣà
• ẹbọra

ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ mọ́lẹ̀ (“to shine, to light, to brighten, to make clear”)

• ụ̀mọ́lẹ̀ (Èkìtì)

• IPA^(key): /ì.mɔ̃́.lɛ̀/

ìmọ́lẹ̀

1. light, brightness, glow