Ọṣara

== Yoruba == === Etymology === From ọ̀- +‎ ṣàrà. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ̀.ʃà.ɾà/ === Proper noun === Ọ̀ṣàrà a legendary wife of Oduduwa or Ọ̀ràm̀fẹ̀, she was deified as a river orisha of the town of Ifẹ̀ a river and fertility deity believed to be the wife of the fire deity Ọ̀ràm̀fẹ̀ (by extension) a festival held in the town of Ifẹ̀ in the honor of the orisha Ọ̀ṣàrà ==== Derived terms ==== ọlọ́ṣàrà === References === Orímóògùnjẹ́, Ọládélé C. The Social Functions of Verbal Arts in the Yorùbá Indigenous Healthcare Practices [1], 2003