Aighọ

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Àìrọ̀

Etymology

Folk etymology suggests that is an alternative form of the term èìghọ̀ (“taboo, abomination”), a declaration made by the king upon his rise to the throne

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /à.ì.ɣɔ̀/

Proper noun

Àìghọ̀

(Ondo, historical) the legendary first male monarch of the Oǹdó kingdom (son of the first monarch Púpùpú). He was deified and is honored as the chief ancestral deity (umalẹ̀) of the Oǹdó people
Àìghọ̀ ó dùdó á gbè wá oo
May Aigho, the one who settled favor us
common Ondo saying/prayer