Ọṣara

Yoruba

Etymology

From ọ̀- +‎ ṣàrà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.ʃà.ɾà/

Proper noun

Ọ̀ṣàrà

1. a legendary wife of Oduduwa or Ọ̀ràm̀fẹ̀, she was deified as a river orisha of the town of Ifẹ̀
2. a river and fertility deity believed to be the wife of the fire deity Ọ̀ràm̀fẹ̀
3. (by extension) a festival held in the town of Ifẹ̀ in the honor of the orisha Ọ̀ṣàrà

Derived terms

• ọlọ́ṣàrà

References

• Orímóògùnjẹ́, Ọládélé C. The Social Functions of Verbal Arts in the Yorùbá Indigenous Healthcare Practices [1], 2003