"Dosunmu" meaning in Yoruba

See Dosunmu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /dò.sũ̀.mṹ/ Forms: Dòsùnmú [canonical]
Etymology: From dì mú (“to hold on”) + òsùn (“a religious staff used by babalawos”) Etymology templates: {{compound|yo|dì mú|òsùn|t1=to hold on|t2=a religious staff used by babalawos}} dì mú (“to hold on”) + òsùn (“a religious staff used by babalawos”) Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Dòsùnmú|head2=}} Dòsùnmú, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Dòsùnmú}} Dòsùnmú, {{yo-prop|Dòsùnmú}} Dòsùnmú
  1. a male given name meaning “Hold onto the sacred Òsùn staff” Categories (topical): Yoruba given names, Yoruba male given names
    Sense id: en-Dosunmu-yo-name-8P-bap8z Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 56 44
  2. a surname, from the given name Dòsùnmú
    Sense id: en-Dosunmu-yo-name-jzJSRn29 Categories (other): Yoruba surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Dọ̀pámú

Download JSONL data for Dosunmu meaning in Yoruba (2.3kB)

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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ French: Dossoumon",
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      "text": "→ French: Dossoumon"
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