osisi

Igbo

Etymology

From Proto-Igboid *ú-tî-tî. Cognate with Ekpeye úꜜʃí, Ogbah ósí, Ezaa óʃí, Izi ósísí, Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni óʃíʃí, Ika ósísí.

Pronunciation

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Noun

osisi

1. plant, tree
2. stick

Tabaru

Etymology

Cognate with Tidore osi (“to urinate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈo.si.si]

Verb

osisi (underlying form osis)

1. (intransitive) to urinate

References

• Edward A. Kotynski (1988) “Tabaru phonology and morphology”, in Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session, volume 32, Summer Institute of Linguistics