iṣu
Yoruba
Iṣu
Etymology
Cognate with Igala úchu, Ede Idaca ichu, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *u-cu, Proto-Edekiri *u-cu, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *ú-cu
Possible cognates include Igbo ji, Nupe eci, Arigidi iʃɛ̃, Igasi Arigidi ìti, Uro/Aje Arigidi ìsi, Proto-Plateau *ì-tsit, Igede iju, Idoma ihi, Proto-Gbe *-te
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ī.ʃū/
Noun
iṣu
Synonyms
Yoruba varieties (yam)
| Language Family | Variety Group | Variety | Words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìdànrè | - |
| Ìjẹ̀bú | uṣu | ||
| Ìkálẹ̀ | usu | ||
| Ìlàjẹ | usu | ||
| Oǹdó | - | ||
| Ọ̀wọ̀ | uchu | ||
| Usẹn | usu | ||
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | uṣu |
| Ifẹ̀ | - | ||
| Ìgbómìnà | - | ||
| Ìjẹ̀ṣà | - | ||
| Western Àkókó | - | ||
| Northwest Yoruba | Àwórì | iṣu | |
| Ẹ̀gbá | - | ||
| Ìbàdàn | isu | ||
| Ìbàràpá | isu | ||
| Ìbọ̀lọ́ | isu | ||
| Òǹkò | ichu, isu | ||
| Ọ̀yọ́ | isu | ||
| Standard Yorùbá | iṣu | ||
| Northeast Yoruba/Okun | Ìbùnú | - | |
| Ìjùmú | - | ||
| Ìyàgbà | - | ||
| Owé | usu, isu | ||
| Ọ̀wọ̀rọ̀ | - | ||
Hypernyms
- àpàdá
- àgị̀da
- dàgídàgí
- efùrù
- èmìnà (“Dioscorea bulbifera”)
- èsúrú (“Dioscurea dumetorum, Dioscurea odoratissima”)
- èsùsú (“Diospyros barteri; Dioscorea mangenotiana”)
- ewo (“Dioscorea smilacifolia”)
- ewùrà, ẹụ̀rà (water yam)
- ewùrà ẹṣin (“Dioscorea bulbifera”)
- iṣu àwọ́n (“Dioscorea praehensilis”)
- iṣu-ọdẹ (“Dioscorea praehensilis”)
- làlá
- okùn owó (“Dioscorea hirtiflora”)
- ọlọ̀ú
- tìẹ́tìẹ́ (“Dioscorea dumetorum”)
- uṣu uyẹ
- uṣu aro
Related terms
Descendants
- → Arigidi: adʒu
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