ẹsa

Yoruba

Etymology

From ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ sà (“to extol”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛ̀.sà/

Noun

ẹ̀sà

  1. A genre of oríkì poetry performed by worshippers of the Egúngún consisting of chanting and invocation of the spirit of the Egúngún.
    Synonyms: ẹ̀sà pípè, iwì, ẹ̀sà eégún
    akéwì ń pe ẹ̀sà ― The poet is chanting the Egungun chant

Derived terms
  • ẹlẹ́sà
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