"Odi" meaning in Yoruba

See Odi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ò.dí/ Forms: Òdí [canonical], Ìdí [alternative], Èdí [alternative], Òjí [alternative]
Etymology: Cognate across Volta-Niger, where it has consistently remained constant across almost all the languages, making it potentially possible to reconstruct the root all the way to Proto-Volta-Niger, (see Proto-Volta-Niger *-dí). Cognate with Igala Òjí, ultimately derived from Proto-Yoruboid *Ò-dí, see there for more cognates. * Folk etymologies found in the verses assigned to this chapter are plentiful for example, ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + dí (“to block”), literally “That which blocks evil”. Etymology templates: {{inh|yo|alv-von-pro|*-dí}} Proto-Volta-Niger *-dí, {{cog|igl|Òjí}} Igala Òjí, {{inh|yo|alv-yrd-pro|*Ò-dí}} Proto-Yoruboid *Ò-dí, {{af|yo|ò-|dí|lit=That which blocks evil|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to block}} ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + dí (“to block”), literally “That which blocks evil” Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Òdí|head2=}} Òdí, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Òdí}} Òdí, {{yo-prop|Òdí}} Òdí
  1. The fourth principal sign of the Ifa divination system Related terms (principal signs of the Ifa divination system): ojú odù
    Sense id: en-Odi-yo-name-GZGwYUwW Categories (other): Yoruba religion Disambiguation of Yoruba religion: 25 25 26 24 Disambiguation of 'principal signs of the Ifa divination system': 63 18 17 2
  2. The fourth of the àpólà or sixteen categories in the odù Ifá, consisting of the fourth principal chapter, (Òdí méjì) and the other fifteen chapters of Òdí. Synonyms: àpólà Òdí
    Sense id: en-Odi-yo-name-NXee5n2v Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba religion Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 46 10 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 44 17 33 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 9 43 19 30 Disambiguation of Yoruba religion: 25 25 26 24
  3. The fourth chapter of the odù Ifá corpus, and one of the major ojú odù Synonyms: Òdí méjì
    Sense id: en-Odi-yo-name-9QiRAxc3 Categories (other): Yoruba religion Disambiguation of Yoruba religion: 25 25 26 24
  4. The spirit associated with the Òdí sign, he is believed to have born in a place near Ìlọrin
    Sense id: en-Odi-yo-name-5qtO6gft Categories (other): Yoruba religion Disambiguation of Yoruba religion: 25 25 26 24
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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          "odù Ifá",
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          "Òdí méjì",
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      "word": "Ìká"
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      "word": "Òtúúrúpọ̀n"
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      "word": "Ìrẹtẹ̀"
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          "odù Ifá",
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          "Òdí méjì",
          "Odi meji#Yoruba"
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      "ipa": "/ò.dí/"
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  ],
  "word": "Odi"
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