eṣiṣilọọ

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• èṣìṣì-lọ́ọ̀

• ṣìnṣìnrọ́ọ̀, ṣìṣìrọ́ọ̀ (Ijero-Ekiti)
• èṣìṣìnọ́ọ̀

Etymology

Probably èṣìṣì +‎ lí (“to have”) +‎ ọọ̀ (“broom”), likely an alternative form of òṣùṣù ọwọ̀

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /è.ʃì.ʃì.lɔ́ɔ̀/, /ē.ʃī.ʃī.lɔ́ɔ̀/

Noun

èṣìṣìlọ́ọ̀ or eṣiṣilọ́ọ̀

1. (Ekiti) a single grass strand which make up a broom

   Synonyms: ọwọ̀, igi

2. (by extension, Ekiti) broom; (literally) the bundle of grass strand that form a broom

   Synonyms: ọwọ̀, ìgbálẹ̀, àíléè, àísá

Related terms

• òṣùṣù ọwọ̀