waasu

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• wáàsí

Etymology

From Hausa wa'àzī, from Arabic وَعْظ (waʕẓ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wàá.sù/

Verb

wàásù

1. (intransitive) to preach, to give a sermon
2. (transitive, intransitive) to give a speech, to harangue

Derived terms

• oníwàásù (“preacher”)
• ìwàásù (“sermon, speech”)
• wàásù-wàásù (“preacher”)