Yemọja
name
/jē.mɔ̃̄.d͡ʒā/
spelling unconfirmed
Definitions
- A powerful river orisha of creation, water, fertility, motherhood, sometimes regarded as the adoptive mother of all the orisha. She is believed to be the spirit of the Ògùn river.
Etymology
From iye (“mother”) + ọmọ (“child”) + ẹja (“fish”), literally “Mother of the fishes”, this etymology is also said to be a metaphor relating to the fact that Yemọja is a mother to children as numerous as all the fish of the oceans.
Descendants
YemayáLucumíYemojaEnglishIemanjáPortugueseIemenjáPortugueseYemanjáPortugueseYemayáSpanishYemalláSpanish
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Yemọja”.
Reference:
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