ẹsan

See also: esan, and Esan

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Yoruba numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: ẹ̀sán     Counting: ẹẹ́sàn-án     Adjectival: mẹ́sàn-án     Ordinal: kẹsàn-án     Adverbial: ẹ̀ẹ̀mẹsàn-án     Distributive: mẹ́sàn-án mẹ́sàn-án     Collective: mẹ́sẹ̀ẹ̀sàn-án     Fractional: ìdámẹ́sàn-án

Compare with Igala ẹ̀lá

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.sɔ̃́/

Numeral

ẹ̀sán

1. nine

Etymology 2

ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ san (“to repay, to pay”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.sã̄/

Noun

ẹ̀san

1. revenge, payback, repayment