eṣinṣin
Yoruba
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editProposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *V́-cĩcĩ, cognate with Igala áchichi, Olukumi esinsin, Ifè etsĩtsĩ, see Yoruboid reconstruction for more, likely also related to English tsetse
Pronunciation
editNoun
editeṣinṣin
Derived terms
edit- eṣinṣin irù (“tsetse”)
- eṣinṣin ọdẹ (“hornet”)
- eṣinṣin-ò-kọkú ẹ̀dá
- ìdin-eṣinṣin (“fly larvae”)