odu
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Igala[edit]
Noun[edit]
ódú
Kimaragang[edit]
Noun[edit]
odu
Latvian[edit]
Noun[edit]
odu m
- inflection of ods:
Verb[edit]
odu
Nauruan[edit]
Verb[edit]
odu
- to count
Yoruba[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
odù or òdù
- cauldron, large clay pot, usually used for rituals or sacrifices
- Synonym: òdù ìkòkò
- womb
- (idiomatic, Ìṣẹ̀ṣe) source, origin, (in particular) source of creation
Derived terms[edit]
- Odùduwà (“orisha and founder of the Yoruba people”)
- Olódùmarè (“Supreme being of the Yoruba religion”)
- Odù Ifá (“The corpus text of the Yoruba religion”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Several etymologies, especially those relating to the Ìṣẹ̀ṣe religion, link the definition of Etymology 1 as the etymology of this definition.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
odù
- a sign of the Ifa divination system; of which there are 256
- the secret power of Ifá which a babalawo is said to possess.
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- (principal signs of the Ifa divination system) ojú odù; Ogbè, Ọ̀yẹ̀kú, Ìwòrì, Òdí, Ìrosùn, Ọ̀wọ́nrín, Ọ̀bàrà, Ọ̀kànràn, Ògúndá, Ọ̀sá, Ìká, Òtúúrúpọ̀n, Òtúrá, Ìrẹtẹ̀, Ọ̀sẹ́, Òfún (Category: yo:Divination)
Etymology 3[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
òdu
Etymology 4[edit]
From ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + dú (“to be dark”), literally “that which is dark”
- This may refer to the dark black berries the plant produces
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
òdú