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
  • Oṣóyínká
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