eṣu

Yoruba

Etymology

Probably from e- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ṣú (“to darken; to move towards something in a massive form”), literally “That which swarms; That which darkens the sky”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ē.ʃú/

Noun

eṣú

1. (in the plural) locust

   Ọlọ́mọ bí eṣú, Èyé Ògbòó káre

   You the one who has children as numerous as locusts, Ògbòó my mother I greet you!