aja oṣupa

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Yoruba

Ajá òṣùpá ń tọ òṣùpá lẹ́yìn.

Etymology

From ajá (dog) +‎ òṣùpá (moon), literally the dog of the moon, because Venus appears to follow the moon in the night sky like a dog following its owner.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ā.d͡ʒá ò.ʃù.k͡pá/

Proper noun

ajá òṣùpá

  1. (poetic) epithet for Venus
    Synonym: Àgùàlà
  2. the star Sirius