akuṣẹẹ

Yoruba

Etymology

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ kúṣẹ̀ẹ́ (“to be destitute”), ultimately from kú (“to greet, to salute”) +‎ ìṣẹ́ (“poverty”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.kú.ʃɛ̀ɛ́/

Noun

akúṣẹ̀ẹ́

1. poor person

   Synonyms: tálákà, òtòṣì