iṣẹṣe

iṣẹṣe

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• àṣẹ̀ṣe, ùṣẹ̀ṣe

Etymology

• From the phrase ìṣẹ̀ ìṣe (“The origin of our tradition”), ultimately from ì (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ṣẹ̀ (“to originate”) +‎ ìṣe (“tradition”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.ʃɛ̀.ʃē/

Noun

ìṣẹ̀ṣe

1. culture, tradition, custom, the cultural or historical origins or source of a people, especially referring to the Yoruba

   Synonyms: àṣà, ìṣẹ̀dálẹ̀, orírun

   ọ̀rọ̀ yìí ṣẹlẹ̀ ní ìṣẹ̀ṣe, ó ṣẹ̀ dọ̀rọ̀ ìtàn ― This matter has a historical origin, it has now become history

Derived terms

• ẹ̀ka-ìṣẹ̀ṣe (“subculture”)
• ìmọ̀-àwùjọ ajẹmọ́-ìṣẹ̀ṣe (“cultural anthropology”)
• Ìṣẹ̀ṣe (“the Yoruba traditional religion”)