ọdun Ọlọjọ

Yoruba

Etymology

From ọdún (“festival”) +‎ oní- (“one who has”) +‎ ọjọ́ (“day”), literally “The festival of the one who owns the day”. See the divinity Ọlọ́jọ́. Compare with ọjọ́ and Igala Ọ́jọ́.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ̄.dṹ ɔ̄.lɔ́.d͡ʒɔ́/

Proper noun

ọdún Ọlọ́jọ́

  1. An annual festival held in town of Ifẹ̀ that celebrates creation and the orisha Ògún, known as Ọlọ́jọ́, who is regarded as the first primordial divinity (among the irúnmọlẹ̀) to arrive on Earth.
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