odu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ō.dù/, /ò.dù/

Noun

odù or òdù

1. cauldron, large clay pot, usually used for rituals or sacrifices

   Synonym: òdù ìkòkò

2. womb
3. (idiomatic, Ìṣẹ̀ṣe) source, origin, (in particular) source of creation

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ō.dù/

Noun

odù

1. a sign of the Ifa divination system; of which there are 256
2. the secret power of Ifá which a babalawo is said to possess.

See also

• (principal signs of the Ifa divination system) ojú odù; Ogbè, Ọ̀yẹ̀kú, Ìwòrì, Òdí, Ìrosùn, Ọ̀wọ́nrín, Ọ̀bàrà, Ọ̀kànràn, Ògúndá, Ọ̀sá, Ìká, Òtúúrúpọ̀n, Òtúrá, Ìrẹtẹ̀, Ọ̀sẹ́, Òfún ^{(Category: yo:Divination)}

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.dū/

Noun

òdu

1. bigness or largeness of physical size

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.dú/

Noun

òdú

1. the plant American black nightshade, its leaves are commonly used in soups and stews.

   Synonym: ògùnmọ̀

2. (idiomatic) someone who is well known in a society

   Synonym: olókìkí