eṣu

Yoruba

Etymology

Probably from e- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ṣú (“to darken; to move towards something in a massive form”), literally “That which swarms; That which darkens the sky”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ē.ʃú/

Noun

eṣú

  1. (in the plural) locust
    Ọlọ́mọ bí eṣú, Èyé Ògbòó káre
    You the one who has children as numerous as locusts, Ògbòó my mother I greet you!
  2. devil; demon; evil spirit
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