Ọbasanya
Yoruba
editEtymology
edit- Clipping of Ọbalúayésànyà, ultimately from Blend of Ọbalúayé (“Ọbaluaye”) + san (“to pay”) + ìyà (“suffering”), literally “Ọbaluaye repaid me for my suffering”
- Blend of Ọba (“King”) + san (“to pay”) + ìyà (“suffering”), literally “The King repaid me for my suffering”
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editỌbásànyà
- a male given name meaning “The King repaid me for my suffering or Ọbaluaye repaid me for my suffering”