iṣẹ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ise"

Yoruba

Alternative forms

uṣẹ́

Etymology 1

Possibly from Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ-cɛ́, cognate with Igala úchẹ́ (“farm, farm work”), equivalent to i- (“non-gerundive nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ṣẹ́ (“to do farmwork;to work”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ī.ʃɛ́/

Noun

iṣẹ́

work

Synonyms

Yoruba varieties (work)

Language Family	Variety Group	Variety	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìjẹ̀bú	uṣẹ́
		Ìkálẹ̀	usẹ́
		Ìlàjẹ	usẹ́
		Oǹdó	uṣẹ́
		Ọ̀wọ̀	uṣẹ́
		Usẹn	uṣẹ́
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	ụṣẹ́
		Ifẹ̀	-
		Ìgbómìnà	-
		Ìjẹ̀ṣà	-
		Western Àkókó	-
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì	iṣẹ́
		Ẹ̀gbá	-
		Ìbàdàn	isẹ́
		Òǹkò	n̄chẹ́
		Ọ̀yọ́	isẹ́
		Standard Yorùbá	iṣẹ́
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Ìbùnú	-
		Ìjùmú	-
		Ìyàgbà	-
		Owé	iṣẹ́
		Ọ̀wọ̀rọ̀	-

Etymology 2

ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ṣẹ̀ (“to originate”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ì.ʃɛ̀/

Noun

ìṣẹ̀

source, origin
Synonyms: ọ̀run, orísun, ìsun, ìrun

Derived terms

Ìṣẹ̀ṣe (“Yoruba tradition, Yoruba religion”)

Etymology 3

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ṣẹ́ (“to suffer poverty or deprivation”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ì.ʃɛ́/

Noun

ìṣẹ́

poverty, severe problem
Synonyms: òṣì, tálákà