oṣelu
Yoruba
Etymology
ò-
(
“
nominalizing prefix
”
)
+
ṣèlú
(
“
to govern
”
)
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ò.ʃè.lú/
Noun
òṣèlú
politics
Synonym:
ìṣèlú
politician
Synonym:
olóṣèlú
Derived terms
ẹgbẹ́ òṣèlú
(
“
political party
”
)
olóṣèlú
(
“
politician
”
)
Related terms
ọ̀jẹ̀lú
(
“
corrupt politician
”
)
ìṣèlú
(
“
politics
”
)