Oloyaddé

Pronunciation



Meaning of Oloyaddé

In Cuban Orisa religion known as Lucumí religion or Santería (Regla de Ocha), the meaning they give is “the coronation (as in initiation of a novice into) the deity Oya. The original Yoruba language name that it is derived from is O̩ló̩yadé - the O̩ya priest has arrived (the owner of O̩ya has arrived)



Extended Meaning

See: Ọlọ́yadé



Morphology

Oní-O̩ya-dé



Gloss

oní - the owner of, the bearer of
O̩ya - Yorùbá deity of wind, buffalo, fire, and Niger river
- to arrive


Geolocation

Common in:
OTHERS



Variants

Oloyardé

Ololladdé