odu

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See also: ODU, odú, and ö'dü

Igala

Noun

ódú

  1. name

Kimaragang

Noun

odu

  1. grandmother

Latvian

Noun

odu m

  1. inflection of ods:
    1. accusative/instrumental singular
    2. genitive plural

Verb

odu

  1. first-person singular past indicative of ost

Nauruan

Verb

odu

  1. to count

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Òdù

Pronunciation

Noun

odù or òdù

  1. cauldron, large clay pot, usually used for rituals or sacrifices
    Synonym: òdù ìkòkò
  2. womb
  3. (idiomatic, Ìṣẹ̀ṣe) source, origin, (in particular) source of creation
Derived terms
  • Odùduwà (“orisha and founder of the Yoruba people”)
  • Olódùmarè (“Supreme being of the Yoruba religion”)
  • Odù Ifá (“The corpus text of the Yoruba religion”)

Etymology 2

Odù ẹlẹ́kíní, Ejì Ogbè

Several etymologies, especially those relating to the Ìṣẹ̀ṣe religion, link the definition of Etymology 1 as the etymology of this definition.

Pronunciation

Noun

odù

  1. a sign of the Ifa divination system; of which there are 256
  2. the secret power of Ifá which a babalawo is said to possess.
Derived terms

See also

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

òdu

  1. bigness or largeness of physical size

Etymology 4

Òdòdó ewé òdú

From ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ dú (“to be dark”), literally “that which is dark”

  • This may refer to the dark black berries the plant produces

Pronunciation

Noun

òdú

  1. the plant American black nightshade, its leaves are commonly used in soups and stews.
    Synonym: ògùnmọ̀
  2. (idiomatic) someone who is well known in a society
    Synonym: olókìkí
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