Irosun

Yoruba thumb|right|Ìrosùn Etymology Possibly, but unlikely from yo ìròsùn camwood. Cognate with idu Orosu, its Ùròsùn, igl Òlòrù, bin Òrúùhù, urh Ùɹ̝̊ùɹ̝̊ù, ig Ùrúrù, ig Ùlúshù, nup Rùsù, igb Òròsù, fon Lósò. Proposed to be derived from yo alv-yrd-pro *ò-lòsũ̀, it has remained consistent across Volta-Niger, with the exception of the variation between /s/, /r/, and /h/, a common occurrence. Perhaps ultimately from a root similar to yo alv-von-pro *-lòsù Pronunciation Ìrosùn Ìròsùn Proper noun Ìrosùn or Ìròsùn The fifth principal sign of the Ifa divination system The fifth of the yo àpólà or sixteen categories in the yo odù Ifá, consisting of the fifth principal chapter, (yo Ìrosùn méjì) and the other fifteen chapters of Ìrosùn. yo àpólà Ìrosùn The fifth chapter of the odù Ifá corpus, and one of the major yo ojú odù yo Ìrosùn méjì The spirit associated with the Ìrosùn sign, he is believed to have born in the town of yo Ìdèrè in the yo Ìbàràpá Yoruba region See also yo Yoruba religion