ọṣa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "osa"

Yoruba
Ọṣà

Etymology 1

Compare with Edo ọsa (“great ape, chimpanzee”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔ̄.ʃà/

Noun

ọṣà

  1. chimpanzee
    Synonyms: elégbèdè, irò, elékìtí

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔ̀.ʃā/

Noun

ọ̀ṣá

  1. a species of fast and venomous snake

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔ̀.ʃà/

Noun

ọ̀ṣà

  1. robbery, the act of robbing
Derived terms
  • ọlọ́ṣà (“thief, robber”)
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