Ẹlẹsinjẹ

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• Ẹlẹ́sìjẹ́

Etymology

His role is occupied by Ọ̀sanyìn in most Yoruba settlements

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̄.lɛ́.sĩ̀.d͡ʒɛ́/

Proper noun

Ẹlẹ́sìnjẹ́

1. (Ifẹ) a deity associated with herbal medicine, plants, and healing. He is regarded as one of the oldest deities among the original settlers of Ifẹ̀, predating Odùduwà and Ọbàtálá's rise in prominence.

Related terms

• Èṣìdálẹ̀
• Ọ̀ràm̀fẹ̀