eṣinṣin
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Yoruba[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *V́-cĩcĩ, cognate with Igala áchichi, Olukumi esinsin, Ifè etsĩtsĩ, see Yoruboid reconstruction for more, likely also related to English tsetse
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
eṣinṣin
Derived terms[edit]
- eṣinṣin irù (“tsetse”)
- eṣinṣin ọdẹ (“hornet”)
- eṣinṣin-ò-kọkú ẹ̀dá
- ìdin-eṣinṣin (“fly larvae”)