ọjẹ

See also: oje, øje, and OjE

Itsekiri

Etymology

Possibly from ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ jẹ (“to eat”), literally “That which is eaten”. Possibly a cognate with Yoruba ìjẹ, Ifè ìdzɛ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ̀.d͡ʒɛ̀/

Noun

ọ̀jẹ̀

  1. food

Derived terms

  • elílò ọ̀jẹ̀ (“ingredients”)
  • jọ̀jẹ̀ (“to eat food”)
  • ọlọ́jẹ̀ (“food seller, owner of food”)

Yoruba

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ̀.d͡ʒɛ̀/

Noun

ọ̀jẹ̀

  1. a senior practitioner or devotee of an orisha
  2. a senior Egúngún worshipper and performer with a distinguished career
  3. the worship of the orisha Egúngún
  4. a prefix for Yoruba given names for those born in Egúngún worshipping families (e.g. Ọ̀jẹ̀ẹ́dìràn).

Derived terms

  • ọlọ́jẹ̀ (“Egungun worshipper”)
  • Ọ̀jẹ̀ẹ́bádé (“A Yoruba name meaning "Egungun worship has met royalty"”)
  • Ọ̀jẹ̀ẹ́dìràn (“A Yoruba name meaning "Egungun worship has become generational"”)
  • Ọ̀jẹ̀ẹ́gbèmí (“A Yoruba name meaning "Egungun worship favours me"”)
  • Ọ̀jẹ̀ẹ́lẹ́yẹ (“A Yoruba name meaning "Egungun worship is honorable"”)
  • Ọ̀jẹ̀ẹ́wálé (“A Yoruba name meaning "Egungun worship has returned home"”)
  • eléégún (“Egungun worshipper”)
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