iṣu
noun
/ī.ʃū/
spelling unconfirmed
Definitions
- any of the various species of wild and cultivated yam in the family Dioscorea
- tuber; (especially) yam tuber
-
bulb; (especially) onion or garlic bulb
ọmọ kùrùbútú búṣu ùdí ìlàǹbásà The man who is round like the bulb of an onion
Etymology
Cognate with Igala úchu, Ede Idaca icu, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *u-cu, Proto-Edekiri *u-cu, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *ú-cu
Possible cognates include Igbo ji, Nupe eci, Arigidi iʃɛ̃, Igasi Arigidi ìti, Uro/Aje Arigidi ìsi, Proto-Plateau *ì-tsit, Igede iju, Idoma ihi, Proto-Gbe *-te
Dialectal synonyms “yam” 38 varieties
Southeast Yoruba
- Ìdóàní
- èrún
- Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè)
- uṣu
- Ìjẹ̀bú Òde
- uṣu
- Ẹ̀pẹ́
- uṣu
- Ìkòròdú
- iṣu
- Ṣágámù
- uṣu
- Òkìtìpupa
- usu
- Mahin
- usu
- Oǹdó
- uṣu
- Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)
- uchu
- Usẹn
- usu
Ìtsẹkírì
- Ìwẹrẹ
- awará
Central Yoruba
- Àdó Èkìtì
- uṣu
- Àkúrẹ́
- uṣu
- Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì
- uṣu
- Iléṣà (Uléṣà)
- uṣu
- Òkè Igbó
- isu
Northwest Yoruba
- Èbúté Mẹ́tà
- iṣu
- Abẹ́òkúta
- iṣu
- Èkó
- iṣu
- Ìbàdàn
- isu
- Òṣogbo (Òsogbo)
- isu
- Ìlọrin
- isu
- Òtù
- ichu
- Ìwéré Ilé
- ichu
- Òkèhò
- isu
- Ìsẹ́yìn
- isu
- Ṣakí
- isu
- Tedé
- isu
- Ìgbẹ́tì
- isu
- Ọ̀yọ́
- isu
- Nàìjíríà
- iṣu
- Bɛ̀nɛ̀
- ishu
Northeast Yoruba/Okun
- Kabba
- usuisu
Ede languages/Southwest Yoruba
- Igbó Ìdàácà (Dasa Zunmɛ̀)
- icu
- Akpáré
- itsu
- Atakpamɛ
- itsu
- Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)
- itsu
Related terms
ègbodònoun
2 entries are spelled “ègbodò”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
ègbodò
freshly harvested yam
ègbojò
alternative form of ègbodò (“freshly harvested yam”)
ọdún Ìjẹṣuname
Descendants
adʒuArigidi
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “iṣu”.
Reference:
en-iṣu-yo-noun-ArOn-fVY