oniṣegun
Yoruba
Etymology
From oní- (“owner of, one who”) + ṣe (“to do”) + òògùn (“medicine”), literally “One who does medicine”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ō.nĩ́.ʃè.ɡũ̀/
Noun
oníṣègùn
- medical doctor, physician
- Synonyms: dókítà, oníṣègùn-òyìnbó
- A traditional healer or herbal doctor
- Synonyms: oníṣègùn-ìbílẹ̀, adáhunṣe
Derived terms
- oníṣègùn àrùn awọ-ara (“dermatologist”)
- oníṣègùn-aboyún (“obstetrician”)
- oníṣègùn-ara-híhún (“allergist”)
- oníṣègùn-eegun-títò (“orthopedist”)
- oníṣègùn-eyín (“dentist”)
- oníṣègùn-ẹranko (“veterinarian”)
- oníṣègùn-ẹ̀dọ̀ (“hepatologist”)
- oníṣègùn-ẹ̀jẹ̀ (“hematologist”)
- oníṣègùn-iṣẹ́-abẹ (“surgeon”)
- oníṣègùn-ojú (“ophthalmologist”)
- oníṣègùn-ọkàn (“cardiologist”)
- oníṣègùn-ọmọwẹ́wẹ́ (“pediatrician”)
- oníṣègùn-àrùn-jẹjẹrẹ (“oncologist”)
- oníṣègùn-àrùn-ọpọlọ (“psychiatrist”)
- oníṣègùn-àìsàn-obìnrin (“gynecologist”)
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