ìṣẹ́nú
noun
/ì.ʃɛ́.nṹ/
Definitions
- abortion
Etymology
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣẹ́ (“to throw away”) + inú (“inside, womb, stomach”)
Component words
ì-nominalizing prefix
ṣẹ́to throw away
3 entries are spelled “ṣẹ́”. The etymology calls it “to throw away”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
ṣẹ́
to break; to snap
ṣẹ́
to thatch
ṣẹ́
to be poverty-stricken; to be destitute
inúinside, womb, stomach
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “iṣẹnu”.
Reference:
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