Ọlọ́fịn
name
/ɔ̄.lɔ́.ꜜfɪ̃̄/
ọlọ́fin (alternative), Ọlọ́fin (alternative)
Definitions
- title for a powerful king
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a legendary king and warrior from Ifẹ̀ who founded many Ekiti towns, he is worshipped as an ancestral deity (ụmọlẹ̀) as well as a fertility deity. He is sometimes regarded as being the deified form of the mythical king Odùduwà. He is associated with ọdún Ìjẹṣu and the yam harvest
Similar wordsỌlọ́fịn Ụfẹ̀Ajìgunsẹ̀
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a legendary king and warrior from Ifẹ̀ who founded many Ekiti towns, he is worshipped as an ancestral deity (ụmọlẹ̀) as well as a fertility deity. He is sometimes regarded as being the deified form of the mythical king Odùduwà. He is associated with ọdún Ìjẹṣu and the yam harvest; a unisex given name, used by worshippers of Ọlọ́fịn. It also serves as a prefix for or shortening for longer given names, ex. Ọlọ́fịnmẹ̀yẹ
Similar wordsỌlọ́fịn Ụfẹ̀Ajìgunsẹ̀
Etymology
From ọlọ́fịn (“king”)
Used in
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Related words
ọlụ́mọlẹ̀
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Ọlọfịn”.
Reference:
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