osisi

Igbo

Etymology

From Proto-Igboid *ú-tî-tî. Cognate with Ekpeye úꜜʃí, Ogbah ósí, Ezaa óʃí, Izi ósísí, Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni óʃíʃí, Ika ósísí.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (file)

Noun

osisi

  1. plant, tree
  2. stick

References
  1. Blench, Roger, Williamson, Kay, Ohiri-Aniche, Chinyere (2013) Comparative Igboid‎

Tabaru

Etymology

Cognate with Tidore osi (“to urinate”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈo.si.si]

Verb

osisi (underlying form osis)

  1. (intransitive) to urinate

References
  • Edward A. Kotynski (1988) “Tabaru phonology and morphology”, in Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session, volume 32, Summer Institute of Linguistics
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