oṣu

See also: osu, OSU, ošu, and -osu

Yoruba

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Yoruboid *ó-cù , cognate with Igala óchù, possibly equivalent to o- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ṣù (“to be round”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ō.ʃù/

Noun

oṣù

moon; (in particular) new moon
Synonym: òṣùpá
(by extension) month

Derived terms

nǹkan oṣù (“menstruation, period”)
oṣooṣù (“every month”)

Related terms

ọjọ́ (“day”)
ọdún (“year”)
ọ̀sẹ̀ (“week”)
ìgbà (“time”)

See also

(Kojoda months) oṣù Kọ́jọ́dá; Òkúdu (“June”), Agẹmọ (“July”), Ògún (“August”), Òwéwe (“September”), Ọ̀wàrà (“October”), Bélú (“November”), Ọ̀pẹ̀ (“December”), Ṣẹ̀rẹ́ (“January”), Èrèlé (“February”), Ẹ̀rẹ̀nà (“March”), Igbe (“April”), Ẹ̀bìbì (“May”) ^{(Category: yo:Kojoda months)}