Olú-Ìwáyé
name
/ō.lú.ì.wá.jé/
Definitions
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a high-ranking primordial spirit (imọlẹ̀) of creation mentioned in the Odù Ọ̀sá Ògúndá, believed to be the one who cools the stars and stabilizes the heavenly bodies.
Related wordsAyénameBaba Asẹ̀mùègùn sunwọ̀nFọ́nrán-kan-ṣoṣo-òwúirúnmọlẹ̀nounOlódùmarènameOrígunnameỌ̀rúnmìlànameÀkámaràname
Etymology
From olú (“lord, prominent one”) + ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + wá (“to arrive, to come”) + ayé (“life”), literally “The Lord of the coming of life”.
Component words
olúlord, prominent oneì-nominalizing prefix
wáto arrive, to come
2 entries are spelled “wá”. The etymology calls it “to arrive, to come”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
wá
come
wá
to look for
ayélife
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Olu-Iwaye”.
Reference:
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