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Old 2006-05-21, 08:42   Link #67
Furudanuki
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Originally Posted by zalas
It's "オルヤンクル" (oruyankuru). It's their term for the highest ranked priest/priestess of Witsarunemitea(a deity). Yankuru simply means a high priest/priestess. The Oru is kind of like a modifier, and is probably related to Owro (オゥルォ), the term people use for king/emperor/ruler, etc.
Thanks for the info, zalas. That definitely makes a lot more sense than some of the strange things I was coming up with trying to parse the word by ear without having seen the kana.
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