eṣinṣin
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Yoruba
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *V́-cĩcĩ, cognate with Igala áchichi, Olukumi esinsin, Ifè etsĩtsĩ, see Yoruboid reconstruction for more, likely also related to English tsetse
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]eṣinṣin
Derived terms
[edit]- eṣinṣin irù (“tsetse”)
- eṣinṣin ọdẹ (“hornet”)
- eṣinṣin-ò-kọkú ẹ̀dá
- ìdin-eṣinṣin (“fly larvae”)