Logunẹdẹ

Yoruba

Alternative forms
  • Ológunẹ̀dẹ, Lógun ẹ̀dẹ, Lógun

Etymology

From lógun +‎ ẹ̀dẹ, possibly ultimately from oní- (“one who has”) +‎ ogun (“war”) +‎ ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ dẹ (“to hunt”), literally “The warrior hunter”

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ló.ɡū.nɛ̀.dɛ̄/

Proper noun

Lógunẹ̀dẹ

  1. a primordial divinity and orisha associated with hunting and war. While he is said to be from Ẹ̀fọ̀n-Aláayè, his worship is centered in Ìbàdàn. He is closely associated with Ọ̀ṣun and Ọ̀ṣọ́ọ̀sì (with some sources saying he is their son).
    Synonyms: Ọ̀ṣun Lógunẹ̀dẹ, Ológun

Derived terms
  • onílógunẹ̀dẹ
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