Okudi

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ō.kū.dì/

Proper noun

Okudì

1. (Ekiti) a large rock in the traditional land of the people of Iyìn
2. (Ekiti) the ancestral earth deity or spirit (ụmọlẹ̀) believed to reside inside the Okudì rock, it is regarded as a deity of protection and peace.
3. (Ekiti, by extension) a traditional festival held in July or August in honor of the deity Okudì

   Synonym: ọdún Okudì

Related terms

• Èyémọ̀tẹ́
• Ọlụ́a

References

• Oguntuyi, A.O. A short History of Ado-Ekiti Part One (Yoruba): Asa Awon Ara Ado-Ekiti [1], 1978, p. 13