ẹsẹ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ese"

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́ʃɛ̀, Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ-sɛ̃̀, or Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́sɛ̀, all ultimately deriving from the verb *sɛ̀, or a slight variation (see *ʃɛ̀ or *sɛ̃̀). Cognate with Itsekiri ẹsẹ̀n, Igala ẹ́rẹ̀, Ayere ehè, and Àhàn esè

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̄.sɛ̀/

Noun

ẹsẹ̀

1. foot, leg
2. foot (measurement)

Synonyms

Yoruba varieties and languages: ẹsẹ̀ (“foot”)
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Language family	Variety group	Variety/language	Subdialect	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Eastern Àkókó	Ọ̀kà Àkókó	Àgbá-Ọ̀kà	ọsẹ̀
				Ìkànmù-Ọ̀kà	ọsẹ̀
				Ọ̀kà-Odò	ọsẹ̀
				Ìbàkà-Ọ̀kà	ọsẹ̀
		Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè)			ọsẹ̀
			Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè)		ọsẹ̀
		Ìjẹ̀bú			ẹsẹ̀
			Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	ẹsẹ̀
			Rẹ́mọ	Ẹ̀pẹ́	ẹsẹ̀
				Ìkòròdú	ẹsẹ̀
				Ṣágámù	ẹsẹ̀
		Ìkálẹ̀ (Ùkálẹ̀)			ẹhẹ̀
			Òkìtìpupa		ẹhẹ̀
		Ìlàjẹ (Ùlàjẹ)			ẹhẹ̀n
			Mahin		ẹhẹ̀n
		Oǹdó			ọsẹ̀
			Oǹdó		ọsẹ̀
	Ìtsẹkírì				ẹsẹ̀n
		Ìwẹrẹ			ẹsẹ̀n
	Olùkùmi				ọ̀hẹ̀
		Ugbódù			ọ̀hẹ̀
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	ọsẹ̀
			Àkúrẹ́	Àkúrẹ́	ọsẹ̀
			Mọ̀bà	Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì	ọsẹ̀
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì			ẹsẹ̀
			Èbúté Mẹ́tà		ẹsẹ̀
		Ẹ̀gbá			ẹsẹ̀
			Abẹ́òkúta		ẹsẹ̀
		Ẹ̀gbádò	Ìjàká		ẹsẹ̀
		Èkó			ẹsẹ̀
			Èkó		ẹsẹ̀
		Ìbàdàn			ẹsẹ̀
			Ìbàdàn		ẹsẹ̀
		Ìgbómìnà	Ìfẹ́lódùn LGA		ẹsẹ̀
			Ìrẹ́pọ̀dùn LGA		ọsẹ̀
			Ìsin LGA		ẹsẹ̀
		Ìlọrin			ẹsẹ̀
			Ìlọrin		ẹsẹ̀
		Oǹkó	Òtù		ẹsẹ̀
			Ìwéré Ilé		ẹsẹ̀
			Òkèhò		ẹsẹ̀
			Ìsẹ́yìn		ẹsẹ̀
			Ṣakí		ẹsẹ̀
			Tedé		ẹsẹ̀
			Ìgbẹ́tì		ẹsẹ̀
		Ọ̀yọ́			ẹsẹ̀
			Ọ̀yọ́		ẹsẹ̀
		Standard Yorùbá	Nàìjíríà		ẹsẹ̀
			Bɛ̀nɛ̀		ɛsɛ̀
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Owé			ẹhìn, àtẹlẹhin
			Kabba		ẹhìn, àtẹlẹhin
	Ede languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ana			ɛsɛ̀
			Sokode		ɛsɛ̀
		Cábɛ̀ɛ́	Cábɛ̀ɛ́ (Ìdàdú)		ɛsɛ̀
			Tchaourou		ɛsɛ̀
		Ǹcà (Ìcà, Ìncà)			ɛsɛ̀
			Baàtɛ		ɛsɛ̀
		Ìdàácà			ɛsɛ̀
			Benin	Igbó Ìdàácà (Dasa Zunmɛ̀)	ɛsɛ̀
		Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-Ìjè	Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí/Ìjè	Ìkpòbɛ́	ɛsɛ̀
				Onigbolo	ɛsɛ̀
			Kétu/Ànàgó	Kétu	ɛsɛ̀
		Ifɛ̀	Akpáré		ɛsɛ̀
			Atakpamɛ		ɛsɛ̀
			Boko		ɛsɛ̀
			Moretan		ɛsɛ̀
			Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)		ɛsɛ̀
		Mɔ̄kɔ́lé			isɛ̀
			Kandi		isɛ̀
		Northern Nago	Kambole		ɛsɛ̀
			Manigri		ɛsɛ̀
	Overseas Yoruba	Lucumí			ese
			Havana		ese
Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̄.sɛ̄/

Noun

ẹsẹ

1. verse, a small section or row of a written text, (in particular) the Bible or Odù Ifá