iṣa

Yoruba

Alternative forms
  • ụ̀ṣà (Ekiti)
  • ùṣà (SEY)
  • ìsà (Owe, NWY)
  • ìchà (Onko)

Etymology

Cognate with Igala ùchà, Olukumi usa, Itsekiri utsa, Arigidi àtʃà, possibly related to Ifè ìtsà (“gourd”) and Urhobo ochẹ. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Edekiri *ʊ̀-cà, from Proto-Yoruba *ʊ̀-cà, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ̀-cà.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ì.ʃà/

Noun

ìṣà

  1. a medium-size waterpot, see àmù and orù, used to fetch water from streams
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