ọjọ

See also: ojo, Ojo, ōjo, and ōjō

Yoruba

Etymology

Cognate with Igala ọ́jọ́, ultimately proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-jɔ́, equivalent to *ɔ́- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ *jɔ́. The meaning of the verb *jɔ́ could relate to the traditional significance of the symbolic of the sunrise and the "beginning," that the day brings. The divine nature of the day is reflected in the Igala and Yoruba traditional religions, where the personification of the day serves as the Supreme divinity of the Igala religion Ọ́jọ́ and as a primordial divinity in Ìṣẹ̀ṣe, Ọlọ́jọ́. See ọdún Ọlọ́jọ́.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̄.d͡ʒɔ́/

Noun

ọjọ́

1. day

   Synonyms: ijọ́, ịjọ́

Derived terms

• dájọ́ (“to set a date”)
• Kọ́jọ́dá (“traditional calendar”)
• ọjọ́ iwájú (“future”)
• ọjọ́ orí (“age”)
• ọjọ́-ìbí (“birthday”)
• ọjọ́kọ́jọ́ (“any day”)
• ọlọ́jọ́ òní (“the owner of today”)