oṣo

Yoruba

Etymology 1

From o- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ṣó (“to be mean, strict, ruthless”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ō.ʃó/

Noun

oṣó

  1. sorcerer, magician; the male equivalent of àjẹ́
  2. (by extension) a spiritual symbol of the deity Òrìṣàoko
    1. a prefix for given names (usually seen as Ṣó-) among the Ẹ̀gbá, Òwu, and Ìjẹ̀bú people who worship Òrìṣàoko
Derived terms
  • ìwà oṣó (“sorcery”)
  • Oṣóbọ̀wálé
  • Ṣóbáyọ̀ (“a given name meaning, "the sorcerer has met joy"”)
  • Ṣóbọ̀wálé (“a given name meaning, "the sorcerer has returned home."”)
  • Ṣódẹ̀ìndé (“a given name meaning, "the sorcerer returns from the past."”)
  • Ṣódẹkẹ́ (“a given name meaning, "the sorcerer has become the rafters of a house."”)
  • Ṣódíyà (“a given name meaning, "the sorcerer has blocked suffering."”)
  • Ṣóẹ̀tàn
  • Ṣókúnbi (“a given name meaning, "the sorcerer is added to a family."”)
  • Ṣólàńkẹ́ (“a given name meaning, "it is a sorcerer that we are caring for."”)
  • Ṣósanyà (“a given name meaning, "the sorcerer has paid the price for my suffering."”)
  • Ṣóyínká (“a given name meaning, "the sorcerer surrounds me"”)
  • Tẹ́júoṣó (“a given name meaning, "stare/admire the sorcerer."”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ō.ʃó/

Noun

oṣó

  1. the plant Parkia bicolor

Etymology 3

From ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ṣó (“to squat”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ò.ʃó/

Noun

òṣó

  1. squat; the act of squatting
Derived terms
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