Olu-Iwaye
Yoruba edit
Etymology edit
From olú (“lord, prominent one”) + ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + wá (“to arrive, to come”) + ayé (“life”), literally “The Lord of the coming of life”.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Olú-Ìwáyé
- (Ìṣẹ̀ṣe) a high-ranking primordial spirit (imọlẹ̀) of creation mentioned in the Odù Ọ̀sá Ògúndá, believed to be the one who cools the stars and stabilizes the heavenly bodies.