ìṣẹ́
noun
/ì.ʃɛ́/
uṣẹ́ (alternative)
Definitions
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poverty, severe problem
Similar wordsPossibly similar wordsòṣìnoun Wiktionary points at “òṣì”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “òsì”, which matches once underdots are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “òṣì” may be a word nobody has written up yet. òsì left ọṣìn king, leader; the first person to a location
Etymology
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣẹ́ (“to suffer poverty or deprivation”).
Component words
ì-nominalizing prefixṣẹ́to suffer poverty or deprivation
Used in
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 3,
where this word is spelled “iṣẹ”.
Reference:
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