Amawomárò
name
/ā.mā.wō.má.ɾò/
Definitions
- an oríkì name or nickname for the orisha Ọ̀ṣun
Etymology
From a- (“agent prefix”) + mọ̀ (“to know”) + awo (“secrets”) + má (“does not”) + rò (“to talk, to gossip”), literally “the one who knows the secrets of the occult and does not utter them”.
Component words
a-agent prefixmọ̀to knowawosecretsmádoes not
ròto talk, to gossip
2 entries are spelled “rò”. The etymology calls it “to talk, to gossip”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
rò
to think
rò
to stir
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These words list this one in their own definitions. This word does not list them back, so Wiktionary records the link in one direction only.
The meaning shown next to each is the one that named this word.
Oshun, an orisha in Yoruba religion, she is regarded as the Yoruba deity of fertility, freshwater, love, beauty, motherhood, healing, and jewelry, and is the spirit of the Osun river.
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Amawomaro”.
Reference:
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