Ọsun
See also: Appendix:Variations of "osun"
Yoruba
editEtymology 1
editFrom ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + sun (“to ooze, to flow from”), literally “The one who water flows from”.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editỌ̀sun
Derived terms
edit- ọlọ́sun (“A worshipper of Ọ̀ṣun”)
- Ọ̀sun Òṣogbo (“A grove and shrine of Ọ̀ṣun in the town of Òṣogbo that serves as the center of her worship”)
- Yèyé Ọ̀sun (“A chief priestess of Ọ̀ṣun”)
Etymology 2
editFrom Etymology 1.
Proper noun
editỌ̀sun