Olú-Ìwáyé
name
/ō.lú.ì.wá.jé/
Definitions
- a high-ranking primordial spirit (imọlẹ̀) of creation mentioned in the Odù Ọ̀sá Ògúndá, believed to be the one who cools the stars and stabilizes the heavenly bodies.
Etymology
From olú (“lord, prominent one”) + ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + wá (“to arrive, to come”) + ayé (“life”), literally “The Lord of the coming of life”.
Component words
olúlord, prominent oneì-nominalizing prefix
wáto arrive, to come
2 entries are spelled “wá”. The etymology calls it “to arrive, to come”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
wá
come
wá
to look for
ayélife
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Olu-Iwaye”.
Reference:
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