Aguala

Yoruba
Àgùàlà

Etymology

Compare with Itsekiri agura (“star”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /à.ɡù.à.là/

Proper noun

Àgùàlà

  1. (astronomy) Venus; the second planet in the solar system. Symbol: ♀.
    Synonym: ajá òṣùpá
    Àgùàlà ń bá òṣùpá rìn, wọ́n ní ajá ẹ̀ ló ń ṣe. ― Venus and the moon can often be sighted together. (literally, “Venus walks with the moon, they say it's being its dog.”)
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