akuṣẹẹ

Yoruba

Etymology

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ kúṣẹ̀ẹ́ (“to be destitute”), ultimately from kú (“to greet, to salute”) +‎ ìṣẹ́ (“poverty”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ā.kú.ʃɛ̀ɛ́/

Noun

akúṣẹ̀ẹ́

  1. poor person
    Synonyms: tálákà, òtòṣì
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