Alara

Alara

Yoruba

Etymology

From oní- (“one who has”) +‎ Ará (“Ara”), literally “Owner of Ará”, see Ọbalárá.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ā.lá.ɾá/

Proper noun

Alárá

  1. an ancient title of a legendary king mentioned in the Odù Ifá and closely associated with 2 other rulers, Ajerò and Ọ̀ràngún.
  2. title of the traditional monarch of the town of Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín and other towns named Ìlárá
  3. title of the traditional monarch of the town of Ará-Èkìtì
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