ẹ̀sà
noun
/ɛ̀.sà/
Definitions
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A genre of oríkì poetry performed by worshippers of the Egúngún consisting of chanting and invocation of the spirit of the Egúngún.
akéwì ń pe ẹ̀sà The poet is chanting the Egungun chant
Etymology
From ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + sà (“to extol”).
Component words
ẹ̀-nominalizing prefixsàto extol
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ẹsa”.
Reference:
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