iṣu

Yoruba

Iṣu

Etymology

Cognate with Igala úchu, Ede Idaca ichu, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *u-cu, Proto-Edekiri *u-cu, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *ú-cu

Possible cognates include Igbo ji, Nupe eci, Arigidi iʃɛ̃, Igasi Arigidi ìti, Uro/Aje Arigidi ìsi, Proto-Plateau *ì-tsit, Igede iju, Idoma ihi, Proto-Gbe *-te

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.ʃū/

Noun

iṣu

1. any of the various species of wild and cultivated yam in the family Dioscorea
2. (extension) tuber; (especially) yam tuber

Synonyms

Yoruba varieties (yam)

Language Family	Variety Group	Variety	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìdànrè	-
		Ìjẹ̀bú	uṣu
		Ìkálẹ̀	usu
		Ìlàjẹ	usu
		Oǹdó	-
		Ọ̀wọ̀	uchu
		Usẹn	usu
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	uṣu
		Ifẹ̀	-
		Ìgbómìnà	-
		Ìjẹ̀ṣà	-
		Western Àkókó	-
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì	iṣu
		Ẹ̀gbá	-
		Ìbàdàn	isu
		Ìbàràpá	isu
		Ìbọ̀lọ́	isu
		Òǹkò	ichu, isu
		Ọ̀yọ́	isu
		Standard Yorùbá	iṣu
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Ìbùnú	-
		Ìjùmú	-
		Ìyàgbà	-
		Owé	usu, isu
		Ọ̀wọ̀rọ̀	-

Hypernyms

• àpàdá
• àgị̀da
• dàgídàgí
• efùrù
• èmìnà (“Dioscorea bulbifera”)
• èsúrú (“Dioscurea dumetorum, Dioscurea odoratissima”)
• èsùsú (“Diospyros barteri; Dioscorea mangenotiana”)
• ewo (“Dioscorea smilacifolia”)
• ewùrà, ẹụ̀rà (water yam)
• ewùrà ẹṣin (“Dioscorea bulbifera”)
• iṣu àwọ́n (“Dioscorea praehensilis”)
• iṣu-ọdẹ (“Dioscorea praehensilis”)
• làlá
• okùn owó (“Dioscorea hirtiflora”)
• ọlọ̀ú
• tìẹ́tìẹ́ (“Dioscorea dumetorum”)
• uṣu uyẹ
• uṣu aro

Related terms

• ègbodò
• ọdún Ìjẹ̀ṣu

Descendants

• → Arigidi: adʒu