Olodumare

• Elédùmarè
• Lédùmaè (Ondo)

From oní- +‎ òdùmarè. Many folk etymologies attempt to explain the origin of the term òdùmàrè, but the etymology is ultimately unclear

• A chapter from the Odù Ifa (Yoruba religious text), Ọ̀sá Ògúndá, explains that the etymology comes from the phrase oní odù tí ń tan òṣùmàrè, ultimately from oní- (“one who has”) +‎ odù (“pot”) +‎ òṣùmàrè (“rainbow”), literally “The owner of the pot from which the rainbow comes from”

• Another folk etymology explains it as ultimately meaning odù (“source of creation, pot”) +‎ mà (“does not”) +‎ rè (“to become exhausted, empty”), literally “The Owner of the Source of Creation that does not get exhausted; The All Sufficient One”
• Compare with Òṣùmàrè

• Another theory tends to link the term to àrè, referring to a stranger or someone of unknown background, referring to the mysterious origins associated with Olodumare, thus breaking down to oní- (“one who has”) +‎ òdù (“pot, source”) +‎ mọ̀ (“to know”) +‎ àrè (“stranger, foreigner, of unknown background”)

• IPA^(key): /ō.ló.ꜜdù.mā.ɾè/

Olódùmarè

1. A primordial being of creation in the Yoruba pantheon, regarded as the supreme ruler of the universe and the highest ranking divinity of Ìṣẹ̀ṣe

   Synonyms: Elédùwà, Ọlọ́run

2. (Christianity) God

   Synonym: Ọlọ́run