Yemọja

== Yoruba == === Etymology === From iye (“mother”) +‎ ọmọ (“child”) +‎ ẹja (“fish”), literally “Mother of the fishes”, this etymology is also said to be a metaphor relating to the fact that Yemọja is a mother to children as numerous as all the fish of the oceans. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jē.mɔ̃̄.d͡ʒā/ === Proper noun === Yemọja A powerful river orisha of creation, water, fertility, motherhood, sometimes regarded as the adoptive mother of all the orisha. She is believed to be the spirit of the Ògùn river. Synonyms: Yèyé omi, Olúẹri, Olódo ==== Derived terms ==== oníyemọja (“A priestess of Yemọja”) ==== Descendants ==== Lucumí: Yemayá → English: Yemoja → Portuguese: Iemanjá, Iemenjá, Yemanjá → Spanish: Yemayá, Yemallá