Ọsẹ

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Yoruba

Ọ̀sẹ́

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ sẹ́ (“to snap, to break, to deny”), cognate with Idoma Oche

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ọ̀sẹ́

  1. The fifteenth principal sign of the Ifa divination system
  2. The fifteenth of the àpólà or sixteen categories in the Odù Ifá, consisting of the fifteenth principal chapter, (Ọ̀sẹ́ méjì) and the other fifteen chapters of Ọ̀sẹ́.
    Synonym: àpólà Ọ̀sẹ́
  3. The fifteenth chapter of the Odù Ifá corpus, and one of the major ojú odù
    Synonym: Ọ̀sẹ́ méjì
  4. The spirit and divinity associated with the Ọ̀sẹ́ divination sign

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