iṣẹ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ise"
Yoruba edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 1 edit
Possibly from Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ-cɛ́, cognate with Igala úchẹ́ (“farm, farm work”), equivalent to i- (“non-gerundive nominalizing prefix”) + ṣẹ́ (“to do farmwork;to work”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
iṣẹ́
Synonyms edit
Yoruba varieties (work)
Language Family | Variety Group | Variety | Words |
---|---|---|---|
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | uṣẹ́ |
Ìkálẹ̀ | usẹ́ | ||
Ìlàjẹ | usẹ́ | ||
Oǹdó | uṣẹ́ | ||
Ọ̀wọ̀ | uṣẹ́ | ||
Usẹn | uṣẹ́ | ||
Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | ụṣẹ́ |
Ifẹ̀ | - | ||
Ìgbómìnà | - | ||
Ìjẹ̀ṣà | - | ||
Western Àkókó | - | ||
Northwest Yoruba | Àwórì | iṣẹ́ | |
Ẹ̀gbá | - | ||
Ìbàdàn | isẹ́ | ||
Òǹkò | n̄chẹ́ | ||
Ọ̀yọ́ | isẹ́ | ||
Standard Yorùbá | iṣẹ́ | ||
Northeast Yoruba/Okun | Ìbùnú | - | |
Ìjùmú | - | ||
Ìyàgbà | - | ||
Owé | iṣẹ́ | ||
Ọ̀wọ̀rọ̀ | - |
Etymology 2 edit
ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣẹ̀ (“to originate”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ìṣẹ̀
Derived terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣẹ́ (“to suffer poverty or deprivation”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ìṣẹ́