Ọṣara

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Yoruba

Etymology

From ọ̀- +‎ ṣàrà.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ọ̀ṣàrà

  1. a legendary wife of Oduduwa or Ọ̀ràm̀fẹ̀, she was deified as a river orisha of the town of Ifẹ̀
  2. a river and fertility deity believed to be the wife of the fire deity Ọ̀ràm̀fẹ̀
  3. (by extension) a festival held in the town of Ifẹ̀ in the honor of the orisha Ọ̀ṣàrà

Derived terms

References

  • Orímóògùnjẹ́, Ọládélé C. The Social Functions of Verbal Arts in the Yorùbá Indigenous Healthcare Practices , 2003