Amuṣan-an

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• Amúṣàn, Amúsàn-án

Etymology

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ mú (“to hold, to grap”) +‎ ìṣán (“whip”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.mṹ.ʃã̀ã́/

Proper noun

Amúṣàn-án

1. a male given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá given to a child born into an Egúngún family, and a child born with either a membrane covering his head (resembling an Egúngún figure), or born holding a umbilical cord, resembling holding a whip
2. a surname, from the given name Amúṣàn-án