eṣú
noun
/ē.ʃú/
Definitions
-
locust
Ọlọ́mọ bí eṣú, Èyé Ògbòó káre You the one who has children as numerous as locusts, Ògbòó my mother I greet you!
- devil; demon; evil spirit
Etymology
Probably from e- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣú (“to darken; to move towards something in a massive form”), literally “That which swarms; That which darkens the sky”
Component words
e-nominalizing prefixṣúto darken; to move towards something in a massive form
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “eṣu”.
Reference:
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