eṣiṣilọọ

Yoruba

Alternative forms
  • èṣìṣì-lọ́ọ̀
  • ṣìnṣìnrọ́ọ̀, ṣìṣìrọ́ọ̀ (Ijero-Ekiti)
  • èṣìṣìnọ́ọ̀

Etymology

Probably èṣìṣì +‎ lí (“to have”) +‎ ọọ̀ (“broom”), likely an alternative form of òṣùṣù ọwọ̀

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /è.ʃì.ʃì.lɔ́ɔ̀/, /ē.ʃī.ʃī.lɔ́ɔ̀/

Noun

èṣìṣìlọ́ọ̀ or eṣiṣilọ́ọ̀

  1. (Ekiti) a single grass strand which make up a broom
    Synonyms: ọwọ̀, igi
  2. (by extension, Ekiti) broom; (literally) the bundle of grass strand that form a broom
    Synonyms: ọwọ̀, ìgbálẹ̀, àíléè, àísá
  • òṣùṣù ọwọ̀
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