Eṣu
Yoruba
Etymology
Possibly from è (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣù (“to create, to mold”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /è.ʃù/
Proper noun
Èṣù
- Eshu (orisha of judgement, trickery, crossroads, and the messenger of Olódùmarè in Yoruba religion)
- Often seem as the mistranslation of Satan and the devil from Christianity.
- Synonym: Ẹlẹ́gbà
Derived terms
- Èṣùbíyìí (“Yoruba name, meaning, Èṣù gave birth to this child”)
- Èṣùkáyọ̀dé (“Yoruba name, meaning, Èṣù brings joy”)