Ọṣun
See also: Appendix:Variations of "osun"
Yoruba
Ère Ọ̀ṣun pẹ̀lú ọmọ púpọ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bó ṣe jẹ́ abiyamọ
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
From ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣun (“to ooze, to flow from”), literally “The one who water flows from”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ̀.ʃũ̄/
Proper noun
Ọ̀ṣun
- Oshun, an orisha in Yoruba religion, she is regarded as the Yoruba deity of fertility, freshwater, love, beauty, motherhood, healing, and jewelry, and is the spirit of the Osun river.
- Synonyms: Olúwẹri, Yèyé Káre, Amawomárò
- Ìṣẹ́lẹ̀rú àgbo, àgbàrá àgbo, l'Ọ̀ṣún fi ń womọ ọ rẹ̀ kí dókítà ó tóó dé
- The freshwater turned into a potion, the drainage water turned into a potion, this is was what Ọ̀ṣun used to cure her children before western doctors arrived
Derived terms
- ọlọ́ṣun (“A worshipper of Ọ̀ṣun”)
- Ọ̀ṣun Òṣogbo (“A grove and shrine of Ọ̀ṣun in the town of Òṣogbo that serves as the center of her worship”)
- Ọ̀ṣún-pípè (“A form of chanting used when praising Ọ̀ṣun”)
- Ọ̀ṣúnbùnmi (“A Yoruba name meaning, "Ọ̀ṣun gifted me (with a child)"”)
- Ọ̀ṣúndíyà (“A Yoruba name meaning, "Ọ̀ṣun compensated for my suffering"”)
- Ọ̀ṣúnfúnkẹ́ (“A Yoruba female name meaning, "Ọ̀ṣun gave me her to care for"”)
- Ọ̀ṣúngbẹ́kún (“A Yoruba name meaning, "Ọ̀ṣun heard my crying"”)
- Ọ̀ṣúngbèmí (“A Yoruba name meaning, "Ọ̀ṣun favored me"”)
- Ọ̀ṣúnrìndé (“A Yoruba name, "Ọ̀ṣun walked in here"”)
- Ọ̀ṣúntókun (“A Yoruba name meaning, "Ọ̀ṣun is as powerful as the ocean"”)
- Ọ̀ṣúnwẹ̀ẹ̀dé (“A Yoruba female name meaning, "Ọ̀ṣun has flowed and arrived"”)
- Ọ̀ṣúnyọmí (“A Yoruba name meaning, "Ọ̀ṣun rescued me"”)
- Yèyé Ọ̀ṣun (“A chief priestess of Ọ̀ṣun”)
Etymology 2
From Etymology 1.
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