Aighọ

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• Àìrọ̀

Etymology

Folk etymology suggests that is an alternative form of the term èìghọ̀ (“taboo, abomination”), a declaration made by the king upon his rise to the throne

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ì.ɣɔ̀/

Proper noun

Àìghọ̀

1. (Ondo, historical) the legendary first male monarch of the Oǹdó kingdom (son of the first monarch Púpùpú). He was deified and is honored as the chief ancestral deity (umalẹ̀) of the Oǹdó people

   Àìghọ̀ ó dùdó á gbè wá oo

   May Aigho, the one who settled favor us

   common Ondo saying/prayer