Àjàlémògún
name
/à.d͡ʒà.lé.mò.ɡṹ/
Definitions
- an Earth spirit (imọlẹ̀) or orisha. He is the guardian spirit of the town of Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín and other Èkìtì towns
- a festival held in honor of Àjàlémògún.
Etymology
More likely from Blend of Àjàlé (“the deity Ajale”) + ìmògún (“place of Ògún; shrine of Ògún”), literally “Ajale of the shrine of Ogun”. Many folk etymologies attempt to explain the origin of the name, such as Blend of ajá (“dog”) + rẹ̀ (“his”) + é (“is”) + lí (“on”) + ìmògún (“place of Ògún; shrine of Ògún”), literally “The dog of Ogun is at his shrine”. Compare with Ìrèmògún, Ẹkímògún
Component words
Wiktionary records 2 different ways of breaking this word down. Each line is one of them, not a further part.
Àjàléthe deity Ajaleìmògúnplace of Ògún; shrine of Ògún
ajádogrẹ̀his
éis
2 entries are spelled “é”. The etymology calls it “is”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
é
The name of the Latin script letter E/e.
é
him, her, it (third-person singular object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a low- or mid-tone /e/)
líonìmògúnplace of Ògún; shrine of Ògún
Related terms
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Ajalemogun”.
Reference:
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