akuṣẹẹ
Yoruba
Etymology
From a- (“agent prefix”) + kúṣẹ̀ẹ́ (“to be destitute”), ultimately from kú (“to greet, to salute”) + ìṣẹ́ (“poverty”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ā.kú.ʃɛ̀ɛ́/
Noun
akúṣẹ̀ẹ́
- poor person
- Synonyms: tálákà, òtòṣì