ìṣẹ̀ṣe noun /ì.ʃɛ̀.ʃē/
àṣẹ̀ṣe (alternative), ùṣẹ̀ṣe (alternative, Ekiti), àsẹ̀sè (alternative), ìsẹ̀sè (alternative)
Definitions
  1. culture, tradition, custom
  2. the cultural or historical origins of a people, (in particular) the origins of the Yoruba people
    ọ̀rọ̀ yìí ṣẹlẹ̀ ní ìṣẹ̀ṣe, ó ṣẹ̀ dọ̀rọ̀ ìtàn This matter has a historical origin, it has now become history
Etymology
From ìṣẹ̀ + ìṣe, ultimately from ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣẹ̀ (“to originate”) + ìṣe (“tradition”), literally “The source of our traditions”.
Component words
Wiktionary records 2 different ways of breaking this word down. Each line is one of them, not a further part.
ì-nominalizing prefixṣẹ̀to originateìṣetradition
Used in
ẹ̀ka-ìṣẹ̀ṣeìmọ̀-àwùjọ ajẹmọ́-ìṣẹ̀ṣeÌṣẹ̀ṣename
Source: Wiktionary, where this word is spelled “iṣẹṣe”. Reference: en-iṣẹṣe-yo-noun-LJh-ptot