ọsẹ Ifa

Yoruba

Etymology

From ọ̀sẹ̀ (“day of the week”) +‎ Ifá (“the orisha Ọ̀rúnmìlà”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.sɛ̀ ī.fá/

Proper noun

ọ̀sẹ̀ Ifá

1. the second 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 Ifá (Ọ̀rúnmìlà) and other orisha, including Ọ̀ṣun, Èṣù, Ọ̀sanyin, Yemọja, Olókun, Ajé, and Òṣùmàrè

   Synonyms: ọjọ́ Awo, ọ̀sẹ̀ Awo, ọjọ́ Ifá

Coordinate terms

• days of the week (traditional four-day cycle): ọjọ́ ọ̀sẹ̀ (appendix): ọ̀sẹ̀ Ọbàtálá · ọ̀sẹ̀ Ifá · ọ̀sẹ̀ Ògún · ọ̀sẹ̀ Jàkúta ^[edit]