ọsin

See also: Appendix:Variations of "osin"

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ọ̀sẹ̀n (Ondo)
• ọ̀sị̀n (Èkìtì)

Etymology 1

Ọ̀sìn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.sĩ̀/

Noun

ọ̀sìn

1. Palm-nut vulture

   Synonym: ẹyẹ ọ̀sìn

Etymology 2

From ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ sìn (“to domesticate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.sĩ̀/

Noun

ọ̀sìn

1. domestication

Derived terms

• ẹran ọ̀sìn (“domesticated animal”)
• ohun ọ̀sìn (“domesticated creature, pet”)
• oúnjẹ-ọ̀sìn (“pet food, animal feed”)
• oúnjẹ ọ̀sìn òun mààlúù (“forage”)
• iṣẹ́-ọ̀sìn ẹja-odò (“freshwater fishery”)
• ọ̀sìn ẹyẹ (“poultry”)
• ọ̀sìn mààlúù (“cattle hearding”)