Ọsun

See also: Appendix:Variations of "osun"

Yoruba

Ère Ọ̀sun ní ojúbọ Ọ̀ṣun-Òṣogbo

Etymology 1

From ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ sun (“to ooze, to flow from”), literally “The one who water flows from”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.sũ̄/

Proper noun

Ọ̀sun

1. (chiefly NWY) Alternative form of Ọ̀ṣun (“Oshun”)

Derived terms

• ọlọ́sun (“A worshipper of Ọ̀ṣun”)
• Ọ̀sun Òṣogbo (“A grove and shrine of Ọ̀ṣun in the town of Òṣogbo that serves as the center of her worship”)
• Yèyé Ọ̀sun (“A chief priestess of Ọ̀ṣun”)

 

Etymology 2

From Etymology 1.

Proper noun

Ọ̀sun

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