ẹsan

See also: esan and Esan

Yoruba

Etymology 1
Yoruba numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: ẹ̀sán
    Counting: ẹẹ́sàn-án
    Adjectival: mẹ́sàn-án
    Ordinal: kẹsàn-án
    Adverbial: ẹ̀ẹ̀mẹsàn-án
    Distributive: mẹ́sàn-án mẹ́sàn-án
    Collective: mẹ́sẹ̀ẹ̀sàn-án
    Fractional: ìdámẹ́sàn-án

Compare with Igala ẹ̀lá

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛ̀.sɔ̃́/

Numeral

ẹ̀sán

  1. nine

Etymology 2

ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ san (“to repay, to pay”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛ̀.sã̄/

Noun

ẹ̀san

  1. revenge, payback, repayment
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