"esan" meaning in Nupe

See esan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ē.sã̄/
Head templates: {{head|nup|noun|head=esan}} esan, {{nup-pos|noun|esan}} esan, {{nup-noun|esan}} esan
  1. salt Derived forms: èdùkósan (english: ocean), èdùsan (english: ocean, sea)
    Sense id: en-esan-nup-noun-Y0ea1poJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /è.sã́/ Forms: èsán [canonical], èsánzhì [plural]
Head templates: {{head|nup|noun|head=èsán}} èsán, {{nup-pos|noun|èsán}} èsán, {{nup-noun|èsán|èsánzhì}} èsán (plural èsánzhì)
  1. bird's nest
    Sense id: en-esan-nup-noun-UjceHYyt Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Nupe entries with incorrect language header, Foods Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 5 5 2 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 1 94 Disambiguation of Nupe entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Foods: 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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