Eṣu

Yoruba

Etymology

Possibly from è (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ṣù (“to create, to mold”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /è.ʃù/

Proper noun

Èṣù

  1. Eshu (orisha of judgement, trickery, crossroads, and the messenger of Olódùmarè in Yoruba religion)
  2. 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”)
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