Ọ̀sá
name
/ɔ̀.sá/
Definitions
- The tenth principal sign of the Ifa divination system
- The tenth of the àpólà or sixteen categories in the odù Ifá, consisting of the tenth principal chapter, (Ọ̀sá méjì) and the other fifteen chapters of Ọ̀sá
- The tenth chapter of the Odù Ifá corpus, and one of the major ojú odù
Etymology
Compare with Igala Ọ̀rá, Itsekiri Ọ̀sá, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *Ɔ̀-sá, see there for cognates across Volta-Niger
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Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Ọsa”.
Reference:
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