Ido-Fabọrọ

Yoruba

Etymology

From Ìdó +‎ Ifá +‎ bá +‎ ọrọ̀, ultimately from ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ dó (“to settle”), literally “that which we settled” and Ifá (“Ifa, referring to the deity and prophet Orunmila”) +‎ bá (“to meet”) +‎ ọrọ̀ (“wealth”), literally “Ifa has met wealth”, likely referring to the fact Orunmila found his wife in Ido

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ì.dó.fá.bɔ́.ɾɔ̀/

Proper noun

Ìdó-Fábọ́rọ̀

  1. Ido Ekiti (a Yoruba town in Ekiti, Nigeria); known for its reference in the Odù Ifá as the birthplace and hometown of the legendary figure Pòróyè, who eventually became a wife of Ọ̀rúnmìlà (Ifá) and the mother of Ọlọmọ
    Synonyms: Ìdó, Ìdó-Èkìtì
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