ẹsa

Yoruba

Etymology

From ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ sà (“to extol”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.sà/

Noun

ẹ̀sà

1. A genre of oríkì poetry performed by worshippers of the Egúngún consisting of chanting and invocation of the spirit of the Egúngún.

   Synonyms: ẹ̀sà pípè, iwì, ẹ̀sà eégún

   akéwì ń pe ẹ̀sà ― The poet is chanting the Egungun chant

Derived terms

• ẹlẹ́sà