oṣupa

Yoruba

òṣùpá

Alternative forms

ọ̀ṣụ̀pá (Ekiti)
ọ̀sùpá (Ifẹ)

Etymology

From Proto-Yoruba *ɔ̀-cʊ̀kpá, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *ó-cù (“moon”) +‎ *kpá, equivalent to o- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ṣù (“to be round”) +‎ pá. pá could perhaps refer to the shining of the moon or the clearness of the moon when it is full. Compare with Yoruba oṣù

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ò.ʃù.k͡pá/, /ō.ʃù.k͡pá/

Noun

òṣùpá or oṣùpá

moon
Synonym: oṣù

Derived terms

ajá òṣùpá (“Venus”)
eré òṣùpá (“moonlight games”)
ẹja òṣùpá (“a type of fish”)
òṣùpá àrànmọ́jú (“full moon”)
òṣùpádẹ̀jẹ̀ (“blood moon”)

Descendants

Lucumí: ochukuá

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