Ọ̀ṣun
name
/ɔ̀.ʃũ̄/
Ọ̀sun (alternative)
Definitions
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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.
Ìṣẹ́lẹ̀rú àgbo, àgbàrá àgbo, l'Ọ̀ṣún fi ń womọ ọ rẹ̀ kí dókítà ó tóó dé The freshwater turned into a potion, the drainage water turned into a potion, this is was what Ọ̀ṣun used to cure her children before western doctors arrived
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “Ọ̀ṣun”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
From ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣun (“to ooze, to flow from”), literally “The one who water flows from”.
Component words
ọ̀-nominalizing prefixṣunto ooze, to flow from
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Descendants
OxumPortugueseOsunEnglishOshunEnglishOshúnLucumí
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “Ọṣun”.
Reference:
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