ọlọ́ṣun
noun
/ɔ̄.lɔ́.ʃũ̄/
ọlọ́sun (alternative)
Definitions
- A worshipper or initiate of the orisha Ọ̀ṣun
Etymology
From oní- (“one who has”) + Ọ̀ṣun (“Osun”), literally “One who has Osun”.
Component words
oní-one who has
Ọ̀ṣunOsun
2 entries are spelled “Ọ̀ṣun”. The etymology calls it “Osun”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
Ọ̀ṣun
Oshun, an orisha in Yoruba religion, she is regarded as the Yoruba deity of fertility, freshwater, love, beauty, motherhood, healing, and jewelry, and is the spirit of the Osun river.
Ọ̀ṣun
Osun (a river in Nigeria)
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ọlọṣun”.
Reference:
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