ajá òṣùpá
name
/ā.d͡ʒá ò.ʃù.k͡pá/
Definitions
- epithet for Venus
- the star Sirius
Etymology
From ajá (“dog”) + òṣùpá (“moon”), literally “the dog of the moon”, because Venus appears to follow the moon in the night sky like a dog following its owner.
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “aja oṣupa”.
Reference:
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