ọjọ

See also: ojo, Ojo, ōjo, ōjō, and ö'jö

Itsekiri

Etymology

Cognate 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

IPA^(key): /ɔ̄.d͡ʒɔ́/

Noun

ọjọ́

day

Derived terms

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

Etymology

Cognate 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

IPA^(key): /ɔ̄.d͡ʒɔ́/

Noun

ọjọ́

day
Synonyms: ijọ́, ịjọ́

Derived terms

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”)