"uṣu" meaning in Yoruba

See uṣu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ū.ʃū/
Etymology: Cognate with Igala úchu, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ú-cu Etymology templates: {{cog|igl|úchu}} Igala úchu, {{inh|yo|alv-yrd-pro|*ú-cu}} Proto-Yoruboid *ú-cu Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=uṣu|head2=}} uṣu, {{yo-pos|noun|uṣu|}} uṣu, {{yo-noun|uṣu}} uṣu
  1. (chiefly CY and SEY) yam Categories (lifeform): Dioscoreales order plants, Vegetables Synonyms: iṣu, ichu (alt: SWY, Òǹkò), isu (alt: NWY)

Download JSON data for uṣu meaning in Yoruba (2.6kB)

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        },
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          "name": "Ijẹṣa Yoruba",
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        },
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            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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          "name": "Vegetables",
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            "Plants",
            "Eating",
            "Food and drink",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
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            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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          "yam",
          "yam"
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      ],
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          "word": "iṣu"
        },
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          "word": "ichu"
        },
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          "alt": "NWY",
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        }
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ū.ʃū/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "uṣu"
}
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        "Idanre Yoruba",
        "Ifẹ Yoruba",
        "Ijẹbu Yoruba",
        "Ijẹṣa Yoruba",
        "Ondo Yoruba",
        "Usẹn Yoruba",
        "Western Akoko Yoruba",
        "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
        "Yoruba entries with language name categories using raw markup",
        "Yoruba lemmas",
        "Yoruba nouns",
        "Yoruba palindromes",
        "Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Yoruboid",
        "Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Yoruboid",
        "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Yoruba terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Yoruba terms with redundant head parameter",
        "yo:Dioscoreales order plants",
        "yo:Vegetables",
        "Ọwọ Yoruba"
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ū.ʃū/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "iṣu"
    },
    {
      "alt": "SWY, Òǹkò",
      "word": "ichu"
    },
    {
      "alt": "NWY",
      "word": "isu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "uṣu"
}
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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: chiefly CY and SEY",
  "path": [
    "uṣu"
  ],
  "section": "Yoruba",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "uṣu",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: chiefly CY and SEY",
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    "uṣu"
  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "uṣu",
  "trace": ""
}

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