ọjọ
Itsekiri
editEtymology
editCognate with Yoruba ọjọ́, Yoruba ijọ́, Igala ọ́jọ́, Ifè ɔdzɔ́ 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, Yoruba, and Itsekiri 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 of the Yoruba.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editọjọ́
Derived terms
edit- ní ọjọ́ ọ̀kàn (“some day in the future, in one day”)
- ọjọ́ ònùwé (“today, day of today”)
- ọjọ́bọ̀n (“market day”)
- ọjọ́kọ́jọ́ (“everyday”)
- ọ̀yọ̀ ọjọ́ ùbí (“happy birthday”)
Yoruba
editEtymology
editCognate 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
editNoun
editọjọ́
Derived terms
edit- 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”)
- Itsekiri terms inherited from Proto-Yoruboid
- Itsekiri terms derived from Proto-Yoruboid
- Itsekiri terms with IPA pronunciation
- Itsekiri lemmas
- Itsekiri nouns
- Itsekiri palindromes
- Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Yoruboid
- Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Yoruboid
- Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation
- Yoruba lemmas
- Yoruba nouns
- Yoruba palindromes
- yo:Time
- yo:Day