omele

Yoruba

Ọmọdé tó ń lu omele-méjì bàtá

Alternative forms

umele
emele

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ō.mē.lē/

Noun

omele

(music) omele drum; the smallest drum that is highest in pitch, part of bàtá or ẹ̀kù ensembles, beaten with thin sticks made of a flexible raw hide bílálà.

Hyponyms

omele-abo (“female omele”)
omele-akọ (“male omele”)
omele-mẹ́ta (“triplet omele”)
omele-méjì (“twin omele”)

Derived terms

olómele (“omele drummer”)

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