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Yoruba
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ọ̀jẹ̀
- a senior practitioner or devotee of an orisha
- a senior Egúngún worshipper and performer with a distinguished career
- the worship of the orisha Egúngún
- a prefix for Yoruba given names for those born in Egúngún worshipping families (e.g. Ọ̀jẹ̀ẹ́dìràn).
Derived terms
[edit]- ọlọ́jẹ̀ (“Egungun worshipper”)
- Ọ̀jẹ̀ẹ́bádé (“A Yoruba name meaning "Egungun worship has met royalty"”)
- Ọ̀jẹ̀ẹ́dìràn (“A Yoruba name meaning "Egungun worship has become generational"”)
- Ọ̀jẹ̀ẹ́gbèmí (“A Yoruba name meaning "Egungun worship favours me"”)
- Ọ̀jẹ̀ẹ́lẹ́yẹ (“A Yoruba name meaning "Egungun worship is honorable"”)
- Ọ̀jẹ̀ẹ́wálé (“A Yoruba name meaning "Egungun worship has returned home"”)
Related terms
[edit]- eléégún (“Egungun worshipper”)