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Meaning of Ogbèṣẹ́ | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ō.ɡ͡bè.sɛ́

Definitions

  1. The thirtieth sign of the Ifa divination system, it is one of the signs of the ọmọ odù; the 240 minor signs
  2. an androgynous water deity (ụmọlẹ̀ or òrìṣà), regarded as a son of Olókun and associated with fertility and the Ọ̀gbẹ̀sẹ̀ river that runs in Èkìtì and Oǹdó states. It is regarded as being female or male in different traditions.
  3. The thirtieth chapter of the Odù Ifá corpus. It is one of the sixteen chapters in the Ogbè category (àpólà) and one of the 240 minor chapters, or àmúlù of the Odù Ifá.
  4. a river in Nigeria
  5. The spirit associated with this chapter

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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