Ọṣun

See also: Appendix:Variations of "osun"

Yoruba

Ère Ọ̀ṣun pẹ̀lú ọmọ púpọ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bó ṣe jẹ́ abiyamọ

Alternative forms

• Ọ̀sun

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

1. 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”)

 

Descendants

• → Portuguese: Oxum
• → English: Osun, Oshun
• > Lucumí: Oshún (inherited)

Etymology 2

From Etymology 1.

Proper noun

Ọ̀ṣun

1. Osun (a river in Nigeria)
2. Osun (a state of Nigeria)