Ọlọfịn

== Yoruba == === Alternative forms === ọlọ́fin Ọlọ́fin === Etymology === From ọlọ́fịn (“king”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ̄.lɔ́.ꜜfɪ̃̄/ === Proper noun === Ọlọ́fịn (Ekiti) title for a powerful king (Ekiti) a legendary king and warrior from Ifẹ̀ who founded many Ekiti towns, he is worshipped as an ancestral deity (ụmọlẹ̀) as well as a fertility deity. He is sometimes regarded as being the deified form of the mythical king Odùduwà. He is associated with ọdún Ìjẹṣu and the yam harvest Synonyms: Ọlọ́fịn Ụfẹ̀, Ajìgunsẹ̀ (Ekiti) a unisex given name, used by worshippers of Ọlọ́fịn. It also serves as a prefix for or shortening for longer given names, ex. Ọlọ́fịnmẹ̀yẹ ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ọlụ́mọlẹ̀ (“worshipper of Ọlọ́fịn”)