ọsán já
proverb
ọrun dọ̀pá (canonical)
Definitions
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a statement uttered after hearing the death of an important figure; how the mighty have fallen
Related wordserín wó, àjànàkú sùn bí òkèṣàǹgbá fọ́
Etymology
From ọsán já ọrun di ọ̀pá
Possibly derived from
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ọsánnoun
“ọsán” lists “ọsán já ọrun dọ̀pá” as a word built from it. No word here is spelled that way, so this page was matched to it by ignoring tone marks. It may be a misspelling, or “ọsán já ọrun dọ̀pá” may be a word nobody has written up yet.
ọsán
leather strings on the side of a drum to maintain tension of the skin (awọ) (in particular) talking drum strings made from the hide of a calf or underside of a mature cow.
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ọsan ja ọrun dọpa”.
Reference:
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