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{
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "pt",
"2": "orixá"
},
"expansion": "Portuguese: orixá",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Portuguese: orixá"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "es",
"2": "orisha"
},
"expansion": "Spanish: orisha",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Spanish: orisha"
},
{
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"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "fr",
"2": "oricha"
},
"expansion": "French: oricha",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "French: oricha"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ht",
"2": "Olicha"
},
"expansion": "Haitian Creole: Olicha",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Haitian Creole: Olicha"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "orisha"
},
"expansion": "English: orisha",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "English: orisha"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ja",
"2": "オリシャ",
"tr": "orisha"
},
"expansion": "Japanese: オリシャ (orisha)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Japanese: オリシャ (orisha)"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ru",
"2": "ориша"
},
"expansion": "Russian: ориша (oriša)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Russian: ориша (oriša)"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "alv-yrd-pro",
"3": "*Ò-rìsà"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Yoruboid *Ò-rìsà",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "alv-yrd-pro",
"3": "*ɔ̀-rɪ̀cà"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ̀-rɪ̀cà",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "alv-yrd-pro",
"3": "*Ò-rìcà"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Yoruboid *Ò-rìcà",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "orí",
"3": "ì-",
"4": "ṣà",
"id2": "nominalizing prefix",
"lit": "The head that is specially selected",
"t1": "head, conscience, destiny",
"t2": "nominalizing prefix",
"t3": "to be selected, to choose"
},
"expansion": "orí (“head, conscience, destiny”) + ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣà (“to be selected, to choose”), literally “The head that is specially selected”",
"name": "compound"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "its",
"2": "Òrìtsẹ̀"
},
"expansion": "Itsekiri Òrìtsẹ̀",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ig",
"2": "Òlìsà"
},
"expansion": "Igbo Òlìsà",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "urh",
"2": "Oyise"
},
"expansion": "Urhobo Oyise",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "Ọ̀rị̀ṣà"
},
"expansion": "Yoruba Ọ̀rị̀ṣà",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "bin",
"2": "Osa, Oisa"
},
"expansion": "Edo Osa, Oisa",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "igb",
"2": "Oricha"
},
"expansion": "Ebira Oricha",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fon",
"2": "Lisà"
},
"expansion": "Fon Lisà",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Òrìṣà. The precise etymology of the term is unknown, (possibly from Proto-Yoruboid *Ò-rìsà, Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ̀-rɪ̀cà, or Proto-Yoruboid *Ò-rìcà), but several folk etymologies exist, the main one suggesting it comes from orí (“head, conscience, destiny”) + ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣà (“to be selected, to choose”), literally “The head that is specially selected”. (This is unlikely though as this term only fits the Yoruba definition of òrìṣà, but not the cognate versions in other languages or even in other Yoruba dialects).\nThe term òrìṣà, which is a general name for all deities in the Yoruba religion, likely derived from the proper noun form Òrìṣà, in reference to a specific arch-divinity of the sky and creation (now known as Òrìṣàńlá and Ọbàtálá). In other related languages, and some dialects of the Yoruba language, the cognate term has retained its proper noun definition, referring to a specific high-ranking male divinity associated with the sky, creation, and government. These cognates include Itsekiri Òrìtsẹ̀, Igbo Òlìsà, Urhobo Oyise, Èkìtì Yoruba Ọ̀rị̀ṣà, Edo Osa, Oisa, Ebira Oricha, and Fon Lisà",
"forms": [
{
"form": "òrìṣà",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "noun",
"head": "òrìṣà",
"head2": ""
},
"expansion": "òrìṣà",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "noun",
"2": "òrìṣà",
"3": ""
},
"expansion": "òrìṣà",
"name": "yo-pos"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "òrìṣà"
},
"expansion": "òrìṣà",
"name": "yo-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Yoruba",
"lang_code": "yo",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "yo",
"name": "Religion",
"orig": "yo:Religion",
"parents": [
"Culture",
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
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},
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "yo",
"name": "Yoruba religion",
"orig": "yo:Yoruba religion",
"parents": [
"Religion",
"Culture",
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "abọrìṣà"
},
{
"word": "olórìṣà"
},
{
"english": "a nickname for the orisha Ọbàtálá",
"word": "Òrìṣà-ńlá"
},
{
"english": "the orisha of farming and agriculture",
"word": "Òrìṣàoko"
}
],
"glosses": [
"orisha (deity in Yoruba religion)"
],
"id": "en-oriṣa-yo-noun-Yup5S-87",
"links": [
[
"religion",
"religion"
],
[
"orisha",
"orisha"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Ìṣẹ̀ṣe, religion) orisha (deity in Yoruba religion)"
],
"related": [
{
"word": "imọlẹ̀"
},
{
"word": "Ọ̀ọ̀ni"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "ẹbọra"
},
{
"word": "ọ̀rị̀ṣà"
},
{
"tags": [
"Ekiti"
],
"word": "ọ̀ọ̀ṣà"
},
{
"roman": "Ifẹ",
"word": "ọ̀rìsà"
},
{
"word": "òòṣà"
},
{
"word": "òòsà"
},
{
"english": "chiefly NWY",
"word": "òrìsà"
},
{
"roman": "Ibolo",
"word": "òìṣà"
},
{
"word": "òòchà"
},
{
"roman": "chiefly SWY and Òǹkò",
"word": "òrìchà"
}
],
"topics": [
"lifestyle",
"religion"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ò.ɾì.ʃà/"
}
],
"word": "oriṣa"
}
{
"derived": [
{
"word": "abọrìṣà"
},
{
"word": "olórìṣà"
},
{
"english": "a nickname for the orisha Ọbàtálá",
"word": "Òrìṣà-ńlá"
},
{
"english": "the orisha of farming and agriculture",
"word": "Òrìṣàoko"
}
],
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pt",
"2": "orixá"
},
"expansion": "Portuguese: orixá",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Portuguese: orixá"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "es",
"2": "orisha"
},
"expansion": "Spanish: orisha",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Spanish: orisha"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "fr",
"2": "oricha"
},
"expansion": "French: oricha",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "French: oricha"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ht",
"2": "Olicha"
},
"expansion": "Haitian Creole: Olicha",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Haitian Creole: Olicha"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "orisha"
},
"expansion": "English: orisha",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "English: orisha"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ja",
"2": "オリシャ",
"tr": "orisha"
},
"expansion": "Japanese: オリシャ (orisha)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Japanese: オリシャ (orisha)"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ru",
"2": "ориша"
},
"expansion": "Russian: ориша (oriša)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Russian: ориша (oriša)"
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "alv-yrd-pro",
"3": "*Ò-rìsà"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "alv-yrd-pro",
"3": "*ɔ̀-rɪ̀cà"
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "alv-yrd-pro",
"3": "*Ò-rìcà"
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "orí",
"3": "ì-",
"4": "ṣà",
"id2": "nominalizing prefix",
"lit": "The head that is specially selected",
"t1": "head, conscience, destiny",
"t2": "nominalizing prefix",
"t3": "to be selected, to choose"
},
"expansion": "orí (“head, conscience, destiny”) + ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣà (“to be selected, to choose”), literally “The head that is specially selected”",
"name": "compound"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "its",
"2": "Òrìtsẹ̀"
},
"expansion": "Itsekiri Òrìtsẹ̀",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ig",
"2": "Òlìsà"
},
"expansion": "Igbo Òlìsà",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "urh",
"2": "Oyise"
},
"expansion": "Urhobo Oyise",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "Ọ̀rị̀ṣà"
},
"expansion": "Yoruba Ọ̀rị̀ṣà",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "bin",
"2": "Osa, Oisa"
},
"expansion": "Edo Osa, Oisa",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "igb",
"2": "Oricha"
},
"expansion": "Ebira Oricha",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fon",
"2": "Lisà"
},
"expansion": "Fon Lisà",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Òrìṣà. The precise etymology of the term is unknown, (possibly from Proto-Yoruboid *Ò-rìsà, Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ̀-rɪ̀cà, or Proto-Yoruboid *Ò-rìcà), but several folk etymologies exist, the main one suggesting it comes from orí (“head, conscience, destiny”) + ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣà (“to be selected, to choose”), literally “The head that is specially selected”. (This is unlikely though as this term only fits the Yoruba definition of òrìṣà, but not the cognate versions in other languages or even in other Yoruba dialects).\nThe term òrìṣà, which is a general name for all deities in the Yoruba religion, likely derived from the proper noun form Òrìṣà, in reference to a specific arch-divinity of the sky and creation (now known as Òrìṣàńlá and Ọbàtálá). In other related languages, and some dialects of the Yoruba language, the cognate term has retained its proper noun definition, referring to a specific high-ranking male divinity associated with the sky, creation, and government. These cognates include Itsekiri Òrìtsẹ̀, Igbo Òlìsà, Urhobo Oyise, Èkìtì Yoruba Ọ̀rị̀ṣà, Edo Osa, Oisa, Ebira Oricha, and Fon Lisà",
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{
"form": "òrìṣà",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "noun",
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"head2": ""
},
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "noun",
"2": "òrìṣà",
"3": ""
},
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"name": "yo-pos"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "òrìṣà"
},
"expansion": "òrìṣà",
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],
"lang": "Yoruba",
"lang_code": "yo",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
{
"word": "imọlẹ̀"
},
{
"word": "Ọ̀ọ̀ni"
}
],
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{
"categories": [
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"Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
"Yoruba lemmas",
"Yoruba nouns",
"Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Yoruboid",
"Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Yoruboid",
"Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
"yo:Religion",
"yo:Yoruba religion"
],
"glosses": [
"orisha (deity in Yoruba religion)"
],
"links": [
[
"religion",
"religion"
],
[
"orisha",
"orisha"
]
],
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"(Ìṣẹ̀ṣe, religion) orisha (deity in Yoruba religion)"
],
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{
"word": "ẹbọra"
}
],
"topics": [
"lifestyle",
"religion"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ò.ɾì.ʃà/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "ọ̀rị̀ṣà"
},
{
"tags": [
"Ekiti"
],
"word": "ọ̀ọ̀ṣà"
},
{
"roman": "Ifẹ",
"word": "ọ̀rìsà"
},
{
"word": "òòṣà"
},
{
"word": "òòsà"
},
{
"english": "chiefly NWY",
"word": "òrìsà"
},
{
"roman": "Ibolo",
"word": "òìṣà"
},
{
"word": "òòchà"
},
{
"roman": "chiefly SWY and Òǹkò",
"word": "òrìchà"
}
],
"word": "oriṣa"
}
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Ìṣẹ̀ṣe, religion",
"path": [
"oriṣa"
],
"section": "Yoruba",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "oriṣa",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Ìṣẹ̀ṣe, religion",
"path": [
"oriṣa"
],
"section": "Yoruba",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "oriṣa",
"trace": ""
}
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