Meaning of ire | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Ire Ekiti (a Yoruba town in Ekiti, Nigeria); known for being closely associated to the deity of Ògún. Ògún is believed to have gone to Ire first when descending from the heavens, and fought for the people of Ìrè. It is also where Ògún is believed to have disappeared into the ground, and returned to the other deities. Ògún is commonly referred to as Onírè, "owner of Ìrè."
2. cricket
3. good fortune, good luck
4. the tree Funtumia elastica
5. blessings
6. tail feather
7. farm produce, harvest
8. play, sport
9. goodness, kindness
10. A prefix used in unisex given names (ex. Irégbèmí)

Examples

“ire l'ó pé, ìkà kò pé”

Only goodness brings a positive result, wickedness does not

“bákùkọ́ bá ń kọ, jìnnìjìnnnì níí mú ìré ìdí i rẹ̀”

when a rooster crows, a state of vibration will overwhelm its tail feathers

“wọ́n ń ṣiré erùpẹ̀”

They were playing with dirt

CEFR level