oṣo

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oṣó (plural oṣó lẹ) (Nigeria)

  1. nail

Yoruba

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Etymology 1

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Possibly from o- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ ṣó (to be mean, strict, ruthless). Cognate with Igala óchú.

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oṣó

  1. sorcerer, magician; the male equivalent of àjẹ́
  2. (by extension) a spiritual symbol of the deity Òrìṣàoko
    1. a prefix for given names (usually seen as Ṣó-) among the Ẹ̀gbá, Òwu, and Ìjẹ̀bú people who worship Òrìṣàoko
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Etymology 2

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oṣó

  1. the plant Parkia bicolor

Etymology 3

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From ò- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ ṣó (to squat)

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òṣó

  1. squat; the act of squatting
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