oṣupa

Yoruba

òṣùpá

Alternative forms

• ọ̀ṣụ̀pá (Ekiti)
• ọ̀sùpá (Ifẹ)

Etymology

From Proto-Yoruba *ɔ̀-cʊ̀kpá, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *ó-cù (“moon”) +‎ *kpá, equivalent to o- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ṣù (“to be round”) +‎ pá. pá could perhaps refer to the shining of the moon or the clearness of the moon when it is full. Compare with Yoruba oṣù

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ò.ʃù.k͡pá/, /ō.ʃù.k͡pá/

Noun

òṣùpá or oṣùpá

1. moon

   Synonym: oṣù

Derived terms

• ajá òṣùpá (“Venus”)
• eré òṣùpá (“moonlight games”)
• ẹja òṣùpá (“a type of fish”)
• òṣùpá àrànmọ́jú (“full moon”)
• òṣùpádẹ̀jẹ̀ (“blood moon”)

 

Descendants

• Lucumí: ochukuá