Ọsun

See also: Appendix:Variations of "osun"

Yoruba

Etymology 1

From ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ sun (“to ooze, to flow from”), literally “The one who water flows from”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ̀.sũ̄/

Proper noun

Ọ̀sun

  1. (chiefly NWY) alternative form of Ọ̀ṣun (“Oshun”)
Derived terms
  • 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

From Etymology 1.

Proper noun

Ọ̀sun

  1. Osun (a river in Nigeria)
  2. Osun (a state of Nigeria)
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