"Ọsẹ" meaning in Yoruba

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Proper name

IPA: /ɔ̀.sɛ́/ Forms: Ọ̀sẹ́ [canonical], Ọ̀ṣẹ́ [alternative]
Etymology: Possibly from ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + sẹ́ (“to snap, to break, to deny”), cognate with Idoma Oche Etymology templates: {{af|yo|ọ̀-|sẹ́|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to snap, to break, to deny}} ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + sẹ́ (“to snap, to break, to deny”), {{cog|idu|Oche}} Idoma Oche Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Ọ̀sẹ́|head2=}} Ọ̀sẹ́, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Ọ̀sẹ́}} Ọ̀sẹ́, {{yo-prop|Ọ̀sẹ́}} Ọ̀sẹ́
  1. The fifteenth principal sign of the Ifa divination system Related terms (principal signs of the Ifa divination system): ojú odù
    Sense id: en-Ọsẹ-yo-name-nzn-a69d Categories (other): Yoruba religion Disambiguation of Yoruba religion: 25 24 25 26 Disambiguation of 'principal signs of the Ifa divination system': 62 18 17 3
  2. The fifteenth of the àpólà or sixteen categories in the Odù Ifá, consisting of the fifteenth principal chapter, (Ọ̀sẹ́ méjì) and the other fifteen chapters of Ọ̀sẹ́. Synonyms: àpólà Ọ̀sẹ́
    Sense id: en-Ọsẹ-yo-name-vZ~fHgrx Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with ọ-, Yoruba religion Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 47 14 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 41 27 28 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 6 41 26 26 Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with ọ-: 5 41 14 40 Disambiguation of Yoruba religion: 25 24 25 26
  3. The fifteenth chapter of the Odù Ifá corpus, and one of the major ojú odù Synonyms: Ọ̀sẹ́ méjì
    Sense id: en-Ọsẹ-yo-name-2C-YZDck Categories (other): Yoruba terms prefixed with ọ-, Yoruba religion Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with ọ-: 5 41 14 40 Disambiguation of Yoruba religion: 25 24 25 26
  4. The spirit and divinity associated with the Ọ̀sẹ́ divination sign
    Sense id: en-Ọsẹ-yo-name-qq33Qe3B Categories (other): Yoruba terms prefixed with ọ-, Yoruba religion Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with ọ-: 5 41 14 40 Disambiguation of Yoruba religion: 25 24 25 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Ogbè, Ọ̀yẹ̀kú, Ìwòrì, Òdí, Ìrosùn, Ọ̀wọ́nrín, Ọ̀bàrà, Ọ̀kànràn, Ògúndá, Ọ̀sá, Ìká, Òtúúrúpọ̀n, Òtúrá, Ìrẹtẹ̀, Ọ̀sẹ́, Òfún
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