Ọṣara
Yoruba
Etymology
From ọ̀- + ṣàrà
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ̀.ʃà.ɾà/
Proper noun
Ọ̀ṣàrà
- a legendary wife of Oduduwa, she was deified as a river orisha of the town of Ifẹ̀
- (by extension) a festival held in the town of Ifẹ̀ in the honor of the orisha Ọ̀ṣàrà
Derived terms
- ọlọ́ṣàrà
References
- Orímóògùnjẹ́, Ọládélé C. The Social Functions of Verbal Arts in the Yorùbá Indigenous Healthcare Practices , 2003