Ọsun
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "osun"
Yoruba[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + sun (“to ooze, to flow from”), literally “The one who water flows from”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ọ̀sun
Derived terms[edit]
- ọlọ́sun (“A worshipper of Ọ̀ṣun”)
- Ọ̀sun Òṣogbo (“A grove and shrine of Ọ̀ṣun in the town of Òṣogbo that serves as the center of her worship”)
- Yèyé Ọ̀sun (“A chief priestess of Ọ̀ṣun”)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Etymology 1.
Proper noun[edit]
Ọ̀sun