odu

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See also: ODU, odú, and ö'dü

Translingual

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Symbol

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odu

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Odual.

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Igala

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Noun

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ódú

  1. name

Kimaragang

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Noun

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odu

  1. grandmother

Latvian

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Noun

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odu m

  1. inflection of ods:
    1. accusative/instrumental singular
    2. genitive plural

Verb

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odu

  1. first-person singular past indicative of ost

Nauruan

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Verb

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odu

  1. to count

Yoruba

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Etymology 1

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Òdù

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Noun

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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
Derived terms
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  • Odùduwà (orisha and founder of the Yoruba people)
  • Olódùmarè (Supreme being of the Yoruba religion)
  • Odù Ifá (The corpus text of the Yoruba religion)

Etymology 2

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Odù ẹlẹ́kíní, Ejì Ogbè

Several etymologies, especially those relating to the Ìṣẹ̀ṣe religion, link the definition of Etymology 1 as the etymology of this definition.

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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.
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Etymology 3

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òdu

  1. bigness or largeness of physical size

Etymology 4

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Òdòdó ewé òdú

From ò- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ (to be dark), literally that which is dark

  • This may refer to the dark black berries the plant produces

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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