ojola

Yoruba

òjòlá ní gúúsù ilẹ̀ Adúláwọ̀

Alternative forms

• àjòlà (Owé)
• èjòlá

Etymology

From ò- +‎ jò +‎ lá (“big”), literally “Big snake”, the root jò likely is the same in ejò

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.d͡ʒò.lá/

Noun

òjòlá

1. python; (in particular) African rock python (Python sebae) and the Ball python

   Synonyms: ejò mọ́námọ́ná, erè, òṣùmàrè

Derived terms

• Òjòlá mímọ́ (“nickname for Oshumare”)
• ọ̀rá-òjòlá (“Clerodendrum splendens”)