Ọkanran

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Yoruba

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Ọ̀kànràn

Etymology

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Possibly from ọ̀kàn (heart, mind, soul) +‎ ràn (to help, to aid), literally The soul helps, from a folk etymology. Cognate with Idoma Okana

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ọ̀kànràn

  1. The eighth principal sign of the Ifa divination system
  2. The eighth of the àpólà or sixteen categories in the odù Ifá, consisting of the eighth principal chapter, (Ọ̀kànràn méjì) and the other fifteen chapters of Ọ̀kànràn
    Synonym: àpólà Ọ̀kànràn
  3. The eighth chapter of the Odù Ifá corpus, and one of the major ojú odù
    Synonym: Ọ̀kànràn méjì

See also

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