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Yoruba

Etymology 1

Òǹtajà tí ń bó ọsàn.

Compare with Olukumi ọhàn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̄.sã̀/

Noun

ọsàn

1. orange (fruit)

Synonyms

Yoruba varieties (orange fruit)

Language Family	Variety Group	Variety	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìjẹ̀bú	erèm̀bó
		Ìkálẹ̀	-
		Ìlàjẹ	-
		Oǹdó	àlùmọ́yẹ̀n
		Ọ̀wọ̀	-
		Usẹn	àlìmóyì
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	ọsọ̀n gụ̀dụ̀gbá, òròǹbó
		Ifẹ̀	-
		Ìgbómìnà	-
		Ìjẹ̀ṣà	-
		Western Àkókó
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì	ọsàn
		Ẹ̀gbá	-
		Ìbàdàn	ọsàn
		Òǹkò	ọsàn
		Ọ̀yọ́	ọsàn
		Standard Yorùbá	ọsàn, òrom̀bó
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Ìbùnú	ìlèmù
		Ìjùmú	ìlèmù
		Ìyàgbà	ìlèmù
		Owé	ìlèmù
		Ọ̀wọ̀rọ̀	àlèmù

Derived terms

• omi ọsàn (“orange juice”)
• ọsàn wẹ́wẹ́ (“lime”)

Etymology 2

Ọ̀sán

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ̀-sã́, possibly from ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ sán (“to shine powerfully, to strike, to be powerful”). Cognate with Igala ọ̀rọ́ka, Itsekiri ọ̀sọ́n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.sã́/

Noun

ọ̀sán

1. midday, afternoon (noon to 4pm)

Derived terms

• káàsán
• ọ̀sọ̀ọ̀sán
• ọ̀sán gangan
• ọ̀sándòru

Etymology 3

Ọsán dùndún (1)

A: Ọsán ọrun (2)

From ọ- (“nominalising prefix”) +‎ sán (“to tie”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̄.sã́/

Noun

ọsán

1. (music) leather strings on the side of a drum to maintain tension of the skin (awọ) (in particular) talking drum strings made from the hide of a calf or underside of a mature cow.
2. (archery) bowstring

   Ọsán tó já ló sọ ọrun di ọ̀pá. ― The bowstring that got broken was what turned the bow into a stick.

Derived terms

• ọsán ìnàró
• ọsán ìwérùn
• ọsán já ọrun dọ̀pá