ẹ̀rìndínlógún
noun
/ɛ̀.ɾĩ̀.dĩ́.ló.ɡṹ/
Definitions
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a form of divination consisting of the casting of sixteen cowries (ẹyọ). It is primarily by all priests of the orisha; with the exception of babalawos (Ifá priests to divinate to their respective orishas (ex. Èṣù, Ọbàtálá), however, the tool can still be used to consult Ifá. It also consists of a different order of the Odù (in comparison to the Odù Ifá). (For example, the first Odù from the ẹ̀rìndínlógún is Ọ̀kànràn, as opposed to the Ejì Ogbè in the Odù Ifá)
Similar wordsidáṣàRelated wordsikinnoun 2 entries are spelled “ikin”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. ikin sacred palm nuts that are used as divination tools in the consulting of Ifa by babalawos. The using of the ikin is reserved for highly important ceremonies (such as during a Àkọsẹ̀jayé) and is how priests determine the signature of an odù Ifá. ikín A plant of species Megathyrsus maximus ọ̀pẹ̀lẹ̀noun
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “ẹ̀rìndínlógún”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
Compound of ẹ̀rin + dín + ní + ogún, literally “four reduced from twenty”. Compare Edo enẹ́irrọ́vbugiè and Ifè mɛ́ɛdógú òŋú ɔ̀kã.
Words in other languages from this one
These are words in other languages that came from this Yorùbá word, mostly through trade, the Atlantic slave trade, and contact with neighbouring languages.
They are not translations. A word here means what it means in its own language, which may have drifted a long way from the Yorùbá it started as.
diloggúnLucumí
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ẹrindinlogun”.
Reference:
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