ụsụn

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ị̀sụn, òsun (Ekiti)

Etymology

Compare with Olukumi uhọn, Ifè ɛ̀sɔ̃, Ikale Yoruba ùhọngbẹ́, Ijebu Yoruba ùsu, Ondo Yoruba ùsọn, Itsekiri esugbẹ, see Proto-Yoruba *V̀-sʊ̃, *ʊ̀-sʊ̃, *ɛ̀-sʊ̃, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Edekiri *V̀-su. See potential cognates outside of Yoruboid, Ukaan ɛ̀-ʃú, Nupe etsú. Also possibly from ụ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ sụn (“to cry”), literally “that which cries”, which may refer to the loud crying that it produces

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊ̀.sʊ̃̄/

Noun

ụ̀sụn

1. (Ekiti) a species of squirrel

Related terms

• akerese
• eku (“rodent”)
• ọ̀kẹ́rẹ́
• ọ̀yẹ́yẹ́
• ọ̀gbị́gbẹ́
• ọ̀yụ̀nkụ́n, ọ̀dùnkún
• ukún, ikún

Descendants

• ụ̀sụndò