Ọṣọọsi
Yoruba edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Folk etymology states it comes from a Contraction of Ọ̀ṣọ́wùsì, ultimately from ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣọ́ (“to guard, to watch”) + wùsì (“to grow in prominence or influence”), literally “The warrior that grows in prominence”
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ọ̀ṣọ́ọ̀sì
- Oshosi, the orisha of hunting, warriors, and strategy. He is regarded as an assistant and brother of the deity Ògún. As a primordial deity, (irúnmọlẹ̀), he is known as Ogídò
Derived terms edit
- ọlọ́ṣọ́ọ̀sì (“a worshipper of Ọ̀ṣọ́ọ̀sì”)
Related terms edit
- ọlọ́dẹ (“a worshipper of Ọdẹ (synonymous with Ọ̀ṣọ́ọ̀sì)”)
Descendants edit
- → Portuguese: Oxóssi