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ẹ̀rìndínlógún num /ɛ̀.ɾĩ̀.dĩ́.ló.ɡṹ/
Definitions
  1. sixteen
    Used in
    ẹẹ́rìndínlógúnẹgbẹ̀rìndínlógúnẹ̀kẹrìndínlógúnẹ̀rẹ̀ẹ̀rìndínlógúnmẹ́rìndínlógúnadj
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “ẹ̀rìndínlógún”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
ẹ̀rìndínlógún noun 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)
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
erilogúnLucumí
Source: Wiktionary, where this word is spelled “ẹrindinlogun”. Reference: en-ẹrindinlogun-yo-num-8s40H9qm