Yemọja in Yoruba

IPA: /jē.mɔ̃̄.d͡ʒā/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From iye (“Mother”) + ọmọ (“child”) + ẹja (“fish”), literally “Mother of the fishes”, this etymology is also said to be a metaphor relating to the fact that Yemọja is a mother to children as numerous as all the fish of the oceans. Etymology templates: {{compound|yo|iye|ọmọ|ẹja|lit=Mother of the fishes|t1=Mother|t2=child|t3=fish}} iye (“Mother”) + ọmọ (“child”) + ẹja (“fish”), literally “Mother of the fishes” Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Yemọja|head2=}} Yemọja, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Yemọja}} Yemọja

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{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "Yemanjá",
            "3": "Iemanjá",
            "4": "Iemenjá",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: Yemanjá, Iemanjá, Iemenjá",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: Yemanjá, Iemanjá, Iemenjá"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "Yemayá",
            "3": "Yemallá",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: Yemayá, Yemallá",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: Yemayá, Yemallá"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "Yemoja",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Yemoja",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Yemoja"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "luq",
            "2": "Yemayá"
          },
          "expansion": "Lucumí: Yemayá",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Lucumí: Yemayá"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "iye",
        "3": "ọmọ",
        "4": "ẹja",
        "lit": "Mother of the fishes",
        "t1": "Mother",
        "t2": "child",
        "t3": "fish"
      },
      "expansion": "iye (“Mother”) + ọmọ (“child”) + ẹja (“fish”), literally “Mother of the fishes”",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From iye (“Mother”) + ọmọ (“child”) + ẹja (“fish”), literally “Mother of the fishes”, this etymology is also said to be a metaphor relating to the fact that Yemọja is a mother to children as numerous as all the fish of the oceans.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "head": "Yemọja",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Yemọja",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper noun",
        "2": "Yemọja"
      },
      "expansion": "Yemọja",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    }
  ],
  "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": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Yoruba religion",
          "orig": "yo:Yoruba religion",
          "parents": [
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "A priestess of Yemọja",
          "word": "oníyemọja"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A powerful river orisha of creation, water, fertility, motherhood, sometimes regarded as the adoptive mother of all the orisha. She is believed to be the spirit of the Ògùn river."
      ],
      "id": "en-Yemọja-yo-name-KFL3nN81",
      "links": [
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ],
        [
          "orisha",
          "orisha"
        ],
        [
          "creation",
          "creation"
        ],
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ],
        [
          "fertility",
          "fertility"
        ],
        [
          "motherhood",
          "motherhood"
        ],
        [
          "adoptive",
          "adoptive"
        ],
        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ],
        [
          "Ògùn",
          "Ogun#Yoruba"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Yèyé omi"
        },
        {
          "word": "Olúẹri"
        },
        {
          "word": "Olódo"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jē.mɔ̃̄.d͡ʒā/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Yemọja"
}

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{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "A priestess of Yemọja",
      "word": "oníyemọja"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "Yemanjá",
            "3": "Iemanjá",
            "4": "Iemenjá",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: Yemanjá, Iemanjá, Iemenjá",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: Yemanjá, Iemanjá, Iemenjá"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "Yemayá",
            "3": "Yemallá",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: Yemayá, Yemallá",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: Yemayá, Yemallá"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "Yemoja",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Yemoja",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Yemoja"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "luq",
            "2": "Yemayá"
          },
          "expansion": "Lucumí: Yemayá",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Lucumí: Yemayá"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "iye",
        "3": "ọmọ",
        "4": "ẹja",
        "lit": "Mother of the fishes",
        "t1": "Mother",
        "t2": "child",
        "t3": "fish"
      },
      "expansion": "iye (“Mother”) + ọmọ (“child”) + ẹja (“fish”), literally “Mother of the fishes”",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From iye (“Mother”) + ọmọ (“child”) + ẹja (“fish”), literally “Mother of the fishes”, this etymology is also said to be a metaphor relating to the fact that Yemọja is a mother to children as numerous as all the fish of the oceans.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "head": "Yemọja",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Yemọja",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper noun",
        "2": "Yemọja"
      },
      "expansion": "Yemọja",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    }
  ],
  "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 proper nouns",
        "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Yoruba terms with redundant head parameter",
        "yo:Yoruba religion"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A powerful river orisha of creation, water, fertility, motherhood, sometimes regarded as the adoptive mother of all the orisha. She is believed to be the spirit of the Ògùn river."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ],
        [
          "orisha",
          "orisha"
        ],
        [
          "creation",
          "creation"
        ],
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ],
        [
          "fertility",
          "fertility"
        ],
        [
          "motherhood",
          "motherhood"
        ],
        [
          "adoptive",
          "adoptive"
        ],
        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ],
        [
          "Ògùn",
          "Ogun#Yoruba"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Yèyé omi"
        },
        {
          "word": "Olúẹri"
        },
        {
          "word": "Olódo"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jē.mɔ̃̄.d͡ʒā/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Yemọja"
}

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"Yemọja" meaning in Yoruba

Proper name