ọsin

See also: Appendix:Variations of "osin"

Yoruba

Alternative forms

  • ọ̀sẹ̀n (Ondo)
  • ọ̀sị̀n (Ekiti)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ̀.sĩ̀/

Noun

ọ̀sìn

  1. Palm-nut vulture
    Synonym: ẹyẹ ọ̀sìn

Etymology 2

From ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ sìn (“to domesticate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ̀.sĩ̀/

Noun

ọ̀sìn

  1. domestication
Derived terms
  • ẹran ọ̀sìn (“domesticated animal”)
  • iṣẹ́-ọ̀sìn ẹja-odò (“freshwater fishery”)
  • ohun ọ̀sìn (“domesticated creature, pet”)
  • oúnjẹ ọ̀sìn òun mààlúù (“forage”)
  • oúnjẹ-ọ̀sìn (“pet food, animal feed”)
  • ọ̀sìn ẹyẹ (“poultry”)
  • ọ̀sìn mààlúù (“cattle hearding”)
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