Ọbásànyà
name
/ɔ̄.bá.sã̀.jà/
Definitions
- a male given name meaning “The King repaid me for my suffering or Ọbaluaye repaid me for my suffering”
Etymology
*Clipping of Ọbalúayésànyà, ultimately from Blend of Ọbalúayé (“Ọbaluaye”) + san (“to pay”) + ìyà (“suffering”), literally “Ọbaluaye repaid me for my suffering”
*Blend of Ọba (“King”) + san (“to pay”) + ìyà (“suffering”), literally “The King repaid me for my suffering”
Component words
Wiktionary records 2 different ways of breaking this word down. Each line is one of them, not a further part.
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Ọbasanya”.
Reference:
en-Ọbasanya-yo-name-YlA2L3n~