ọsẹ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ose"

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ọ̀hẹ̀ (Ikalẹ)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.sɛ̀/

Noun

ọ̀sẹ̀

1. week
2. day of the week in the traditional Yoruba 4-day week

Derived terms

• ọ̀sẹ̀ Ifá (“second day in the traditional 4-day Yoruba week”)
• ọ̀sẹ̀ Jàkúta (“fourth and final day in the traditional 4-day Yoruba week”)
• ọ̀sẹ̀ Ọbàtálá (“first day in the traditional 4-day Yoruba week”)
• ọ̀sẹ̀ Ògún (“third day in the traditional 4-day Yoruba week”)
• ọ̀sọ̀ọ̀sẹ̀ (“every week”)

 

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• ẹsẹ̀

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̄.sɛ̀/

Noun

ọsẹ̀

1. (Ekiti, Ondo, Idanre) foot, leg

   Adé á pẹ́ nórí, bàtà á pẹ́ nọ́sẹ̀ ― May the crown last long on the head, and the shoes long on the feet