ọdún Ọlọ́jọ́
name
/ɔ̄.dṹ ɔ̄.lɔ́.d͡ʒɔ́/
Definitions
- An annual festival held in town of Ifẹ̀ that celebrates creation and the orisha Ògún, known as Ọlọ́jọ́, who is regarded as the first primordial divinity (among the irúnmọlẹ̀) to arrive on Earth.
Etymology
From ọdún (“festival”) + oní- (“one who has”) + ọjọ́ (“day”), literally “The festival of the one who owns the day”. See the divinity Ọlọ́jọ́. Compare with ọjọ́ and Igala Ọ́jọ́.
Component words
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ọdun Ọlọjọ”.
Reference:
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