ọdún Ìjẹṣu
name
/ɔ̄.dṹ ì.d͡ʒɛ̄.ʃū/
ọdún Ùjuṣu (alternative), ọdún Ụ̀jẹṣu (alternative)
Definitions
- a festival celebrating the yam harvest and fertility deities, it is often the most important festival in a Yorùbá town, especially Eastern Yorùbá towns. It is usually held at the end of August or beginning of September. Citizens are traditionally forbidden from eating any yams until the rites of the festival are completed.
Etymology
From ọdún (“festival, holiday”) + ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + jẹ (“to eat”) + iṣu (“yam”)
Component words
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ọdun Ijẹṣu”.
Reference:
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