aja oṣupa

Yoruba

Etymology

From ajá (“dog”) +‎ òṣùpá (“moon”), literally “the dog of the moon”, because Venus appears to follow the moon in the night sky like a dog following its owner.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ā.d͡ʒá ò.ʃù.k͡pá/

Proper noun

ajá òṣùpá

  1. (poetic) epithet for Venus
    Synonym: Àgùàlà
  2. the star Sirius
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