Àgbọnnìrègún
name
/à.ɡ͡bɔ̃̄.nĩ̀.ɾè.ɡṹ/
Àgbọnmìrègún (alternative)
Definitions
- A praise name (oríkì) or nickname for the orisha Ọ̀rúnmìlà and Ifá
Etymology
Several stories from the Odù Ifá attempt to give a folk etymology for this name.
* One states it comes from àgbọn (“coconut”) + ni (“to be”) + ìrègún (“a direct request built on a previous favor one has granted”)
* Another one states it comes from àgbọn (“coconut”) + ni (“to be”) + ire (“blessing, gift, reward”) + Ògún (“the deity Ogun”), literally “The coconut is the blessing of Ogun”
Component words
Wiktionary records 2 different ways of breaking this word down. Each line is one of them, not a further part.
àgbọncoconut
nito be
2 entries are spelled “ni”. The etymology calls it “to be”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
ni
to be (to have a quality or identification)
ni
to be bloated, to be tumid
ìrègúna direct request built on a previous favor one has granted
àgbọncoconut
nito be
2 entries are spelled “ni”. The etymology calls it “to be”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
ni
to be (to have a quality or identification)
ni
to be bloated, to be tumid
ireblessing, gift, reward
2 entries are spelled “ire”. The etymology calls it “blessing, gift, reward”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
ire
good fortune, good luck
ire
the tree Funtumia elastica
Ògúnthe deity Ogun
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Agbọnniregun”.
Reference:
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