oṣo
See also: Appendix:Variations of "oso"
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Etymology 1 edit
Possibly from o- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣó (“to be mean, strict, ruthless”). Cognate with Igala óchú.
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oṣó
- sorcerer, magician; the male equivalent of àjẹ́
- (by extension) a spiritual symbol of the deity Òrìṣàoko
Derived terms edit
- Oṣóbọ̀wálé
- Ṣóbọ̀wálé (“a given name meaning, "the sorcerer has returned home."”)
- Ṣóbáyọ̀ (“a given name meaning, "the sorcerer has met joy"”)
- Ṣódẹkẹ́ (“a given name meaning, "the sorcerer has become the rafters of a house."”)
- Ṣódẹ̀ìndé (“a given name meaning, "the sorcerer returns from the past."”)
- Ṣódíyà (“a given name meaning, "the sorcerer has blocked suffering."”)
- Ṣóẹ̀tàn
- Ṣókúnbi (“a given name meaning, "the sorcerer is added to a family."”)
- Ṣólàńkẹ́ (“a given name meaning, "it is a sorcerer that we are caring for."”)
- Ṣósanyà (“a given name meaning, "the sorcerer has paid the price for my suffering."”)
- Ṣóyínká (“a given name meaning, "the sorcerer surrounds me"”)
- Tẹ́júoṣó (“a given name meaning, "stare/admire the sorcerer."”)
- ìwà oṣó (“sorcery”)
Etymology 2 edit
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oṣó
- the plant Parkia bicolor
Etymology 3 edit
From ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣó (“to squat”)
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òṣó