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Yoruba
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
ọ̀dùn
- The plant Discoglypremna caloneura
Etymology 2
Cognate with Ifè ɔɖɔ̃́, Igala ọ́dọ́ and Itsekiri ọdọ́n, proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ-dʊ̃́
Pronunciation
Noun
ọdún
- year
- ọdún ó yabo o! ― May the year be a favorable one!
- festival, festivity, celebration, holiday
- Synonym: ayẹyẹ
- wọ́n máa ń ṣe ọdún Igogo nílùú Ọ̀wọ̀ lọ́dọọdún láti ṣe ìrántí òrìṣà Ọ̀rọnṣẹ̀n tó jẹ́ aya Ọlọ́wọ̀ Rẹ̀nrẹ̀ngẹnjẹ̀n nígbà ìwásẹ̀ ― They hold the Igogo festival every year in remembrance of the deity Oronsen, who was the wife of King Renrengenjen in the past
Synonyms
Yoruba varieties (year, festival)
Derived terms