ọlọ́jà
noun
/ɔ̄.lɔ́.d͡ʒà/
Definitions
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king, monarch
Similar 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
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head or leader of a market
Similar wordsÌyálọ́jà
- market person; someone who sells at a market
Etymology
For the first sense, from oní- (“one who has”) + ọjà (“town”), compare with Olukumi ọlọ́zà, for the second sense, from oní- (“one who has”) + ọjà (“market”). The semantic shift of ọjà from meaning town, village to market seems to have happened after the adoption of ọlọ́jà (king) as a title. Eventually the use of the term as king or monarch has largely been replaced historically by terms like ọwá, ọba, and baálẹ̀.
Component words
Wiktionary records 2 different ways of breaking this word down. Each line is one of them, not a further part.
oní-one who hasọjàtown
oní-one who hasọjàmarket
Used in
Ọlọ́jà
Listed as a similar word by
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.
king
king, leader; the first person to a location
business owner, business person
king; used mainly in praise poetry and songs
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ọlọja”.
Reference:
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