ọsẹ Ogun
Yoruba
Etymology
From ọ̀sẹ̀ (“day of the week”) + Ògún (“the orisha Ògún”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ̀.sɛ̀ ò.ɡṹ/
Proper noun
ọ̀sẹ̀ Ògún
- the third day of the week in the traditional 4-day week of the Yoruba calendar. It is the day of the week dedicated to the worship of the orisha Ògún and other hunting/warrior orisha, including Ìja, Ọ̀ṣọ́ọ̀sì, Erinlẹ̀, Lógunẹ̀dẹ, Ọ̀tìn, and Òrìṣàoko
- Synonym: ọjọ́ Ògún
Coordinate terms
- days of the week (traditional four-day cycle): ọjọ́ ọ̀sẹ̀ (appendix): ọ̀sẹ̀ Ọbàtálá · ọ̀sẹ̀ Ifá · ọ̀sẹ̀ Ògún · ọ̀sẹ̀ Jàkúta [edit]