ìṣírun
noun
/ì.ʃí.ɾũ̄/
Definitions
- herpes
Etymology
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣí (“to peel off, to remove”) + irun (“irun”), literally “That which causes the hair to peel off”.
Component words
ì-nominalizing prefix
ṣíto peel off, to remove
3 entries are spelled “ṣí”. The etymology calls it “to peel off, to remove”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
ṣí
to open
ṣí
to leach
ṣí
The name of the Latin script letter Ṣ/ṣ.
irunirun
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “iṣirun”.
Reference:
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