oníṣègùn
noun
/ō.nĩ́.ʃè.ɡũ̀/
Definitions
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medical doctor, physician
Similar wordsdókítànounoníṣègùn-òyìnbó
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A traditional healer or herbal doctor
Similar wordsoníṣègùn-ìbílẹ̀adáhunṣenoun
Etymology
From oní- (“owner of, one who”) + ṣe (“to do”) + òògùn (“medicine”), literally “One who does medicine”.
Component words
Used in
ilé ẹ̀kọ́ṣẹ́-oníṣègùnnounoníṣègùn àrùn awọ-araoníṣègùn-aboyúnoníṣègùn-àìsàn-obìnrinoníṣègùn-ara-híhúnoníṣègùn-àrùn-jẹjẹrẹoníṣègùn-àrùn-ọpọlọoníṣègùn-eegun-títòoníṣègùn-eyínoníṣègùn-ẹ̀dọ̀oníṣègùn-ẹ̀jẹ̀oníṣègùn-ẹrankooníṣègùn-iṣẹ́-abẹoníṣègùn-ojúoníṣègùn-ọkànoníṣègùn-ọmọwẹ́wẹ́
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a traditional Yoruba healer or herbal doctor
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “oniṣegun”.
Reference:
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