"Amuṣan-an" meaning in Yoruba

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Proper name

IPA: /ā.mṹ.ʃã̀ã́/ Forms: Amúṣàn-án [canonical], Amúṣàn [alternative], Amúsàn-án [alternative]
Etymology: From a- (“agent prefix”) + mú (“to hold, to grap”) + ìṣán (“whip”) Etymology templates: {{af|yo|a-|mú|ìṣán|id1=agent prefix|t1=agent prefix|t2=to hold, to grap|t3=whip}} a- (“agent prefix”) + mú (“to hold, to grap”) + ìṣán (“whip”) Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Amúṣàn-án|head2=}} Amúṣàn-án, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Amúṣàn-án}} Amúṣàn-án, {{yo-prop|Amúṣàn-án}} Amúṣàn-án
  1. a male given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá given to a child born into an Egúngún family, and a child born with either a membrane covering his head (resembling an Egúngún figure), or born holding a umbilical cord, resembling holding a whip Categories (topical): Yoruba given names, Yoruba male given names
    Sense id: en-Amuṣan-an-yo-name-ze~McmI- Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with a- (agent prefix) Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 42 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with a- (agent prefix): 48 52
  2. a surname, from the given name Amúṣàn-án
    Sense id: en-Amuṣan-an-yo-name-PwwmM04o Categories (other): Yoruba surnames, Yoruba terms prefixed with a- (agent prefix) Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with a- (agent prefix): 48 52
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        "3": "mú",
        "4": "ìṣán",
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        "t1": "agent prefix",
        "t2": "to hold, to grap",
        "t3": "whip"
      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From a- (“agent prefix”) + mú (“to hold, to grap”) + ìṣán (“whip”)",
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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "Amúsàn-án",
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        ],
        [
          "family",
          "family"
        ],
        [
          "membrane",
          "membrane"
        ],
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          "umbilical cord",
          "umbilical cord"
        ],
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        ]
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      "ipa": "/ā.mṹ.ʃã̀ã́/"
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper noun",
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "Amúṣàn-án"
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        ],
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        ],
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          "family",
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        ],
        [
          "membrane",
          "membrane"
        ],
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          "umbilical cord",
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        ],
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          "whip",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ā.mṹ.ʃã̀ã́/"
    }
  ],
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}

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