aṣa

Gun

Alternative forms

• àcà (Benin)

Etymology

From Yoruba àṣà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.t͡ʃà/

Noun

àṣà (Nigeria)

1. culture

Yoruba

Àṣá tó ń fò

Etymology 1

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ṣá (“to slash, to strike, to peck”), literally “That which strikes”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ʃá/

Noun

àṣá

1. A general name for the hawk or kite, but (in particular) the Black-winged kite

Derived terms

• àṣádì (“eagle”)
• àṣáǹwéwé (“African cuckoo hawk”)

Related terms

• àwòdì (“Yellow-billed kite”)
• idì (“eagle”)
• ọ̀sìn (“palm nut vulture”)
• igún (“vulture”)
• òwìwí (“owl”)
• ìrèré (“a species of hawk”)

Etymology 2

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ṣà (“to select; to be specially chosen”), literally “that which is specially chosen to be practiced”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ʃà/

Noun

àṣà

1. tradition, culture

   Synonyms: ìṣe, ìbílẹ̀, ìṣesí, orò