ọṣa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "osa"

Yoruba

Ọṣà

Etymology 1

Compare with Edo ọsa (“great ape, chimpanzee”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̄.ʃà/

Noun

ọṣà

1. chimpanzee

   Synonyms: elégbèdè, irò, elékìtí

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.ʃā/

Noun

ọ̀ṣá

1. a species of fast and venomous snake

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.ʃà/

Noun

ọ̀ṣà

1. robbery, the act of robbing

Derived terms

• ọlọ́ṣà (“thief, robber”)