"Ọṣun" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Yoruba]

IPA: /ɔ̀.ʃũ̄/ Forms: Ọ̀ṣun [canonical]
Etymology: From ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣun (“to ooze, to flow from”), literally “The one who water flows from”. Etymology templates: {{affix|yo|ọ̀-|ṣun|id1=nominalizing prefix|lit=The one who water flows from|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to ooze, to flow from}} ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣun (“to ooze, to flow from”), literally “The one who water flows from” Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Ọ̀ṣun|head2=}} Ọ̀ṣun, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Ọ̀ṣun}} Ọ̀ṣun, {{yo-prop|Ọ̀ṣun}} Ọ̀ṣun
  1. Oshun, an orisha in Yoruba religion, she is regarded as the Yoruba deity of fertility, freshwater, love, beauty, motherhood, healing, and jewelry, and is the spirit of the Osun river. Categories (topical): Yoruba religion Synonyms: Olúwẹri, Yèyé Káre, Amawomárò
    Sense id: en-Ọṣun-yo-name-HJMj--3Y Disambiguation of Yoruba religion: 65 17 17 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with ọ- (nominalizing prefix) Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 23 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 14 15 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 56 21 23 Derived forms: ọlọ́ṣun (english: A worshipper of Ọ̀ṣun), Ọ̀ṣun Òṣogbo (english: A grove and shrine of Ọ̀ṣun in the town of Òṣogbo that serves as the center of her worship), Ọ̀ṣún-pípè (english: A form of chanting used when praising Ọ̀ṣun), Ọ̀ṣúnbùnmi (english: A Yoruba name meaning, "Ọ̀ṣun gifted me (with a child)"), Ọ̀ṣúndíyà (english: A Yoruba name meaning, "Ọ̀ṣun compensated for my suffering"), Ọ̀ṣúnfúnkẹ́ (english: A Yoruba female name meaning, "Ọ̀ṣun gave me her to care for"), Ọ̀ṣúngbẹ́kún (english: A Yoruba name meaning, "Ọ̀ṣun heard my crying"), Ọ̀ṣúngbèmí (english: A Yoruba name meaning, "Ọ̀ṣun favored me"), Ọ̀ṣúnrìndé (english: A Yoruba name, "Ọ̀ṣun walked in here"), Ọ̀ṣúntókun (english: A Yoruba name meaning, "Ọ̀ṣun is as powerful as the ocean"), Ọ̀ṣúnwẹ̀ẹ̀dé (english: A Yoruba female name meaning, "Ọ̀ṣun has flowed and arrived"), Ọ̀ṣúnyọmí (english: A Yoruba name meaning, "Ọ̀ṣun rescued me"), Yèyé Ọ̀ṣun (english: A chief priestess of Ọ̀ṣun)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Ọ̀sun
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [Yoruba]

Forms: Ọ̀ṣun [canonical]
Etymology: From Etymology 1. Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Ọ̀ṣun|head2=}} Ọ̀ṣun, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Ọ̀ṣun}} Ọ̀ṣun, {{yo-prop|Ọ̀ṣun}} Ọ̀ṣun
  1. Osun (a river in Nigeria) Categories (place): Places in Nigeria, Rivers in Nigeria
    Sense id: en-Ọṣun-yo-name-6vLqwBxe Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks
  2. Osun (a state of Nigeria) Categories (place): Osun State, Nigeria, Places in Nigeria, States of Nigeria
    Sense id: en-Ọṣun-yo-name-t7BVDYzU Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Ọ̀sun
Etymology number: 2
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        "1": "yo",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "head": "Ọ̀ṣun",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Ọ̀ṣun",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper noun",
        "2": "Ọ̀ṣun"
      },
      "expansion": "Ọ̀ṣun",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Ọ̀ṣun"
      },
      "expansion": "Ọ̀ṣun",
      "name": "yo-prop"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English links with redundant wikilinks",
        "yo:Places in Nigeria",
        "yo:Rivers in Nigeria"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Osun (a river in Nigeria)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Osun",
          "w:Osun river"
        ],
        [
          "Nigeria",
          "Nigeria#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English links with redundant wikilinks",
        "yo:Osun State, Nigeria",
        "yo:Places in Nigeria",
        "yo:States of Nigeria"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Osun (a state of Nigeria)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Osun",
          "w:Osun State"
        ],
        [
          "Nigeria",
          "Nigeria#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Ọ̀sun"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ọṣun"
}

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