iṣirun
Yoruba
Etymology
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣí (“to peel off, to remove”) + irun (“irun”), literally “That which causes the hair to peel off”
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ì.ʃí.ɾũ̄/
Noun
ìṣírun
- herpes
- Synonym: irun-ṣíṣí