ọṣìn
noun
/ɔ̄.ʃĩ̀/
ọ̀ṣín (canonical), ọṣì (alternative)
Definitions
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king, leader; the first person to a location
Ògún lákáayé ọṣìn imọlẹ̀ Ògún lákáayé, leader of the deitiesSimilar wordsọbanounọwánoun olúnoun 2 entries are spelled “olú”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. olú leader, head, chief; prominent one, hero olú mushroom, fungi, or toadstool ọlọ́jànounòdíonounRelated wordsỌ̀ṣínbàjòỌ̀ṣínnọ́wọ̀Ọṣìnbọ̀wáléỌṣíndéléỌṣínfẹkúnwẹ̀dé
Etymology
Among the archaic terms for "king," "monarch," or "leader," originally widespread in most Yoruba dialects, now mainly restricted to oral poetry (oríkì), songs of deities like Ògún, and use in old Ìjẹ̀bú names and surnames like Ọ̀ṣínbàjò or Ọ̀ṣínnọ́wọ̀.
The term seemed to have been used quite commonly among the Ìjẹ̀bú, while it has been archaic in most other dialects, (especially the non-nasalized form ọṣì).
See òdío, which is a similar archaic term for king among the Èkìtì and Ìkàrẹ́ people.
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king; used mainly in praise poetry and songs
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ọṣin”.
Reference:
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