Ṣoyinka

See also: Soyinka

Yoruba

Etymology

Blend of oṣó (“sorcerer, a symbol of the deity Òrìṣàokó”) +‎ yíká (“to surround”) +‎ mi (“me”), literally “The sorcerer surrounded me; the deity Òrìṣàokó surrounds me”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃó.jí.ŋ̄.ká/

Proper noun

Ṣóyínká or Ṣóyín̄ká

1. a male given name meaning “the sorcerer surrounded me; Òrìṣàokó surrounds me”
2. a surname, from the given name Ṣóyínká

Related terms

• Oṣóyínká