Ọsẹ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ose"

Yoruba

Ọ̀sẹ́

Alternative forms

• Ọ̀ṣẹ́

Etymology

Possibly from ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ sẹ́ (“to snap, to break, to deny”), cognate with Idoma Oche

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.sɛ́/

Proper noun

Ọ̀sẹ́

1. The fifteenth principal sign of the Ifa divination system
2. The fifteenth of the àpólà or sixteen categories in the Odù Ifá, consisting of the fifteenth principal chapter, (Ọ̀sẹ́ méjì) and the other fifteen chapters of Ọ̀sẹ́.

   Synonym: àpólà Ọ̀sẹ́

3. The fifteenth chapter of the Odù Ifá corpus, and one of the major ojú odù

   Synonym: Ọ̀sẹ́ méjì

4. The spirit and divinity associated with the Ọ̀sẹ́ divination sign

See also

• (principal signs of the Ifa divination system) ojú odù; Ogbè, Ọ̀yẹ̀kú, Ìwòrì, Òdí, Ìrosùn, Ọ̀wọ́nrín, Ọ̀bàrà, Ọ̀kànràn, Ògúndá, Ọ̀sá, Ìká, Òtúúrúpọ̀n, Òtúrá, Ìrẹtẹ̀, Ọ̀sẹ́, Òfún ^{(Category: yo:Divination)}