Ọlọ́fínlẹ́yọ̀

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Meaning of Ọlọ́fínlẹ́yọ̀

1.The king (Ọlọ́fin) has/brings sweetness. 2. Ọlọ́fin has Ẹ̀yọ̀. [verification needed]

Extended Meaning

This is the name of an ancient King of Akure and an ancestral deity.

Morphology

ọlọ́fin-ní-iyọ̀, ọlọ́fin-ní-ẹ̀yọ̀

Gloss
Part Meaning
ọlọ́fin Ọlọ́fin, deified ancestral god-king of many towns; king, royal one
have
iyọ̀ salt (or "sweetness")
ẹ̀yọ̀ a masquerade common to Lagos
Geolocation

Common in:

AKURE
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