"Ọrọnṣẹn" meaning in Yoruba

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Proper name

IPA: /ɔ̀.ɾɔ̃̄.ʃɛ̃̀/ Forms: Ọ̀rọnṣẹ̀n [canonical]
Etymology: Possibly from ọ̀rọn (“heaven”) + ṣẹ̀n (“to flow from”), literally “That which came from heaven” Etymology templates: {{compound|yo|ọ̀rọn|ṣẹ̀n|lit=That which came from heaven|t1=heaven|t2=to flow from}} ọ̀rọn (“heaven”) + ṣẹ̀n (“to flow from”), literally “That which came from heaven” Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=Ọ̀rọnṣẹ̀n|head2=}} Ọ̀rọnṣẹ̀n, {{yo-pos|noun|Ọ̀rọnṣẹ̀n|}} Ọ̀rọnṣẹ̀n, {{yo-noun|Ọ̀rọnṣẹ̀n}} Ọ̀rọnṣẹ̀n
  1. (Ọwọ) a legendary queen of the town of Ọ̀wọ̀ from the 14th century, married to a king known as Rẹ̀nrẹ̀ngẹjẹ̀n. After she was betrayed by the members of Rẹ̀nrẹ̀ngẹjẹ̀n's court, she left Ọ̀wọ̀, and was deified as a protector deity. As a continued devotion to her, the town of Ọ̀wọ̀ worships her during the ọdún Igogo festival, where the king and all male chiefs dress in female clothing.
    Sense id: en-Ọrọnṣẹn-yo-name-mfWegXiP Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba religion, Ọwọ Yoruba
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ọ̀rọn",
        "3": "ṣẹ̀n",
        "lit": "That which came from heaven",
        "t1": "heaven",
        "t2": "to flow from"
      },
      "expansion": "ọ̀rọn (“heaven”) + ṣẹ̀n (“to flow from”), literally “That which came from heaven”",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly from ọ̀rọn (“heaven”) + ṣẹ̀n (“to flow from”), literally “That which came from heaven”",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Ọ̀rọnṣẹ̀n",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "Ọ̀rọnṣẹ̀n",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Ọ̀rọnṣẹ̀n",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "Ọ̀rọnṣẹ̀n",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Ọ̀rọnṣẹ̀n",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Ọ̀rọnṣẹ̀n"
      },
      "expansion": "Ọ̀rọnṣẹ̀n",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Yoruba religion",
          "orig": "yo:Yoruba religion",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ọwọ Yoruba",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a legendary queen of the town of Ọ̀wọ̀ from the 14th century, married to a king known as Rẹ̀nrẹ̀ngẹjẹ̀n. After she was betrayed by the members of Rẹ̀nrẹ̀ngẹjẹ̀n's court, she left Ọ̀wọ̀, and was deified as a protector deity. As a continued devotion to her, the town of Ọ̀wọ̀ worships her during the ọdún Igogo festival, where the king and all male chiefs dress in female clothing."
      ],
      "id": "en-Ọrọnṣẹn-yo-name-mfWegXiP",
      "links": [
        [
          "legendary",
          "legendary"
        ],
        [
          "queen",
          "queen"
        ],
        [
          "Ọ̀wọ̀",
          "Ọwọ#Yoruba"
        ],
        [
          "deified",
          "deified"
        ],
        [
          "protector",
          "protector"
        ],
        [
          "deity",
          "deity"
        ],
        [
          "ọdún Igogo",
          "ọdun Igogo#Yoruba"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Ọwọ) a legendary queen of the town of Ọ̀wọ̀ from the 14th century, married to a king known as Rẹ̀nrẹ̀ngẹjẹ̀n. After she was betrayed by the members of Rẹ̀nrẹ̀ngẹjẹ̀n's court, she left Ọ̀wọ̀, and was deified as a protector deity. As a continued devotion to her, the town of Ọ̀wọ̀ worships her during the ọdún Igogo festival, where the king and all male chiefs dress in female clothing."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔ̀.ɾɔ̃̄.ʃɛ̃̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ọrọnṣẹn"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ọ̀rọn",
        "3": "ṣẹ̀n",
        "lit": "That which came from heaven",
        "t1": "heaven",
        "t2": "to flow from"
      },
      "expansion": "ọ̀rọn (“heaven”) + ṣẹ̀n (“to flow from”), literally “That which came from heaven”",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly from ọ̀rọn (“heaven”) + ṣẹ̀n (“to flow from”), literally “That which came from heaven”",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Ọ̀rọnṣẹ̀n",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "Ọ̀rọnṣẹ̀n",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Ọ̀rọnṣẹ̀n",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "Ọ̀rọnṣẹ̀n",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Ọ̀rọnṣẹ̀n",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Ọ̀rọnṣẹ̀n"
      },
      "expansion": "Ọ̀rọnṣẹ̀n",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Yoruba compound terms",
        "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
        "Yoruba lemmas",
        "Yoruba nouns",
        "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "yo:Yoruba religion",
        "Ọwọ Yoruba"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a legendary queen of the town of Ọ̀wọ̀ from the 14th century, married to a king known as Rẹ̀nrẹ̀ngẹjẹ̀n. After she was betrayed by the members of Rẹ̀nrẹ̀ngẹjẹ̀n's court, she left Ọ̀wọ̀, and was deified as a protector deity. As a continued devotion to her, the town of Ọ̀wọ̀ worships her during the ọdún Igogo festival, where the king and all male chiefs dress in female clothing."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "legendary",
          "legendary"
        ],
        [
          "queen",
          "queen"
        ],
        [
          "Ọ̀wọ̀",
          "Ọwọ#Yoruba"
        ],
        [
          "deified",
          "deified"
        ],
        [
          "protector",
          "protector"
        ],
        [
          "deity",
          "deity"
        ],
        [
          "ọdún Igogo",
          "ọdun Igogo#Yoruba"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Ọwọ) a legendary queen of the town of Ọ̀wọ̀ from the 14th century, married to a king known as Rẹ̀nrẹ̀ngẹjẹ̀n. After she was betrayed by the members of Rẹ̀nrẹ̀ngẹjẹ̀n's court, she left Ọ̀wọ̀, and was deified as a protector deity. As a continued devotion to her, the town of Ọ̀wọ̀ worships her during the ọdún Igogo festival, where the king and all male chiefs dress in female clothing."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔ̀.ɾɔ̃̄.ʃɛ̃̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ọrọnṣẹn"
}

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