Ọbátẹ́rù

Pronunciation



Meaning of Ọbátẹ́rù

The king is worth being feared.



Extended Meaning

Ṣàngó Ọba Kòso was recorded in many tales to be a dragon-like, fire-breathing king whose anger could physically consume the subject of his wrath.



Morphology

ọba-tó-ẹrù



Gloss

ọba - king
tó - suffice for, enough for
ẹ̀rù - fear, respect


Geolocation

Common in:
EKO