Aguala

Yoruba

Àgùàlà

Etymology

Compare with Itsekiri agura (“star”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ɡù.à.là/

Proper noun

Àgùàlà

1. (astronomy) Venus; the second planet in the solar system. Symbol: ♀.

   Synonym: ajá òṣùpá

   Àgùàlà ń bá òṣùpá rìn, wọ́n ní ajá ẹ̀ ló ń ṣe. ― Venus and the moon can often be sighted together. (literally, “Venus walks with the moon, they say it's being its dog.”)