Ọọni
See also: ooni
Yoruba
Etymology
Etymology is unknown, the deletion of the /w/ (also /ɣ/) phoneme in the Ifẹ̀ and Èkìtì dialects of Yoruba may suggest the original form as Proto-Yoruba Proto-Yoruba *ɔ̀-ɣɔ̀nɪ̃, equivalent to ọ̀ọ̀ (“respect”) + ọni (“person”). Cognate with Edo Ọ́ghẹ̀nnẹ́ and Urhobo Ọ́ghẹ̀nẹ́, where the term is also used in reference to a Supreme being synonymous with Odùduwà
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ̀ɔ̀.nĩ̄/, /ɔ̄ɔ̀.nĩ̄/
Proper noun
Ọ̀ọ̀ni or Ọọ̀ni
Derived terms
- Ọọ̀nirìṣà (“god king, a praise name for the Ọ̀ọ̀ni”)
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