"aoro" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /à.ò.ɾò/ Forms: àòrò [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Yoruba *à-ɣòrò, from Proto-Edekiri *à-ɣòrò, equivalent to à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ò (“to look”) + rò (“to tell”), literally “The one who looks [at what the orisha say in obì divination] and then tells” Etymology templates: {{inh|yo|alv-yor-pro|*à-ɣòrò}} Proto-Yoruba *à-ɣòrò, {{inh|yo|alv-edk-pro|*à-ɣòrò}} Proto-Edekiri *à-ɣòrò, {{af|yo|à-|ò|rò|id1=nominalizing prefix|lit=The one who looks 􂀿at what the orisha say in obì divination􂁀 and then tells|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to look|t3=to tell}} à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ò (“to look”) + rò (“to tell”), literally “The one who looks [at what the orisha say in obì divination] and then tells” Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=àòrò|head2=}} àòrò, {{yo-pos|noun|àòrò|}} àòrò, {{yo-noun|àòrò}} àòrò
  1. (Ekiti) a male priest, often the chief priest of a specific orisha or deity; see àòrò Ògún Tags: Ekiti Categories (topical): People, Yoruba religion Synonyms: aláòrò, àwòrò, àghòrò Derived forms: àòrò Ògún, àòrò Ọbànị̀fọ̀n, àòrò Ọ̀sanyìn

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