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Yoruba
Etymology
From oní- (“one who has”) + Ọ̀sanyìn (“Osanyin”), literally “One who has Osanyin”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ̄.lɔ́.sã̄.jĩ̀/, /ɔ̄.lɔ́.sã́.jĩ̀/
Noun
ọlọ́sanyìn or ọlọ́sányìn
- A worshipper or devotee of the orisha Ọ̀sanyìn
- Synonym: ọ̀sanyìn
- a traditional Yoruba healer or herbal doctor
- Synonyms: elégbòogi, adáhunṣe, oníṣègùn, ọ̀sanyìn