"Oduduwa" meaning in All languages combined

See Oduduwa on Wiktionary

Proper name [Yoruba]

IPA: /ō.dù.dū.wà/ Forms: Odùduwà [canonical]
Etymology: Possibly from odù dú ì wà (“The source of existence”) Etymology templates: {{m|yo|odù dú ì wà||The source of existence}} odù dú ì wà (“The source of existence”) Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Odùduwà|head2=}} Odùduwà, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Odùduwà}} Odùduwà, {{yo-prop|Odùduwà}} Odùduwà
  1. (historical) The legendary ruler (Ọọ̀ni) of Ifẹ̀, he waged a war with Ọbàtálá and gained control of Ifẹ̀, where he became Ọọ̀ni. Because of this and his many descendants who founded modern Yoruba settlements, he is regarded as the father of the Yorùbá people Tags: historical Synonyms: Ọlọ́fin Àdìmúlà
    Sense id: en-Oduduwa-yo-name-wQfhopc9 Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 83 17
  2. an ancestral deity associated with creation
    Sense id: en-Oduduwa-yo-name-zVvaqOxg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Oòduà Derived forms: ọmọ Odùduwà (english: Yoruba people)

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