"eṣu" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Yoruba]

IPA: /ē.ʃú/ Forms: eṣú [canonical]
Etymology: Probably from e- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣú (“to darken; to move towards something in a massive form”), literally “That which swarms; That which darkens the sky” Etymology templates: {{af|yo|e-|ṣú|id1=nominalizing prefix|lit=That which swarms; That which darkens the sky|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to darken; to move towards something in a massive form}} e- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣú (“to darken; to move towards something in a massive form”), literally “That which swarms; That which darkens the sky” Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=eṣú|head2=}} eṣú, {{yo-pos|noun|eṣú|}} eṣú, {{yo-noun|eṣú}} eṣú
  1. (in the plural) locust Tags: in-plural Categories (lifeform): Insects
    Sense id: en-eṣu-yo-noun-Pedxb04o Disambiguation of Insects: 98 2 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with e- (nominalizing prefix) Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with e- (nominalizing prefix): 93 7
  2. devil; demon; evil spirit
    Sense id: en-eṣu-yo-noun-c74-RO~g
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          "_dis": "79 21",
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          "text": "Ọlọ́mọ bí eṣú, Èyé Ògbòó káre\nYou the one who has children as numerous as locusts, Ògbòó my mother I greet you!",
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    "yo:Insects"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ē.ʃú/"
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