Ọ̀sẹ́
name
/ɔ̀.sɛ́/
Ọ̀ṣẹ́ (alternative)
Definitions
- The fifteenth principal sign of the Ifa divination system
- The fifteenth of the àpólà or sixteen categories in the Odù Ifá, consisting of the fifteenth principal chapter, (Ọ̀sẹ́ méjì) and the other fifteen chapters of Ọ̀sẹ́.
- The fifteenth chapter of the Odù Ifá corpus, and one of the major ojú odù
- The spirit and divinity associated with the Ọ̀sẹ́ divination sign
Etymology
Possibly from ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + sẹ́ (“to snap, to break, to deny”), cognate with Idoma Oche
Component words
ọ̀-nominalizing prefixsẹ́to snap, to break, to deny
Used in
Related terms
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Ọsẹ”.
Reference:
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