iṣu

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Yoruba

Iṣu

Etymology

Cognate with Igala úchu, Ede Idaca icu, 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

Noun

iṣu

  1. any of the various species of wild and cultivated yam in the family Dioscorea
  2. (extension) tuber; (especially) yam tuber

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - iṣu (yam)
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Language FamilyVariety GroupVariety/LanguageLocationWords
Proto-Itsekiri-SEYSoutheast YorubaÀoÌdóàníèrún
ÌdànrèÌdànrèuṣu
Ìjẹ̀búÌjẹ̀bú Òdeuṣu
Ìkòròdúiṣu
Ṣágámùuṣu
Ẹ̀pẹ́uṣu
Ìkálẹ̀Òkìtìpupausu
ÌlàjẹMahinusu
OǹdóOǹdóuṣu
Ọ̀wọ̀Ọ̀wọ̀uchu
UsẹnUsẹnusu
ÌtsẹkírìÌwẹrẹawará
Proto-YorubaCentral YorubaÈkìtìÀdó Èkìtìuṣu
Àkúrẹ́uṣu
Ọ̀tùn Èkìtìuṣu
Ìjẹ̀ṣàIléṣàuṣu
Northwest YorubaÀwórìÈbúté Mẹ́tàiṣu
Ẹ̀gbáAbẹ́òkútaiṣu
ÈkóÈkóiṣu
ÌbàdànÌbàdànisu
Ìbọ̀lọ́Òṣogboisu
ÌlọrinÌlọrinisu
OǹkóÌtẹ̀síwájú LGAichu
Ìwàjówà LGAichu
Kájọlà LGAisu
Ìsẹ́yìn LGAisu
Ṣakí West LGAisu
Atisbo LGAisu
Ọlọ́runṣògo LGAisu
Ọ̀yọ́Ọ̀yọ́isu
Standard YorùbáNàìjíríàiṣu
Bɛ̀nɛ̀ishu
Northeast Yoruba/OkunOwéKabbausu, isu
Ede Languages/Southwest YorubaÌdàácàIgbó Ìdàácàicu
Ifɛ̀Akpáréitsu
Atakpaméitsu
Tchettiitsu

Hypernyms

Descendants

  • Arigidi: adʒu