àṣá
noun
/à.ʃá/
Definitions
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A general name for the hawk or kite, but (in particular) the Black-winged kite
Used inRelated wordsidìnounigúnnoun ọ̀sìnnoun 2 entries are spelled “ọ̀sìn”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. ọ̀sìn Palm-nut vulture ọ̀sìn domestication àwòdìnoun ìrèrénoun 4 entries are spelled “ìrèré”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. ìrèré a species of hawk or kite similar to the àwòdì (Yellow-billed kite), likely the European honey buzzard ùrèrè common kestrel ìrèré tailfeather ìrèré the tree Carapa procera òwìwínoun 2 entries are spelled “òwìwí”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. òwìwí owl, specifically the Western barn owl ògwìgwí alternative form of òwìwí (“owl”)
Etymology
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣá (“to slash, to strike, to peck”), literally “That which strikes”
Component words
à-nominalizing prefixṣáto slash, to strike, to peck
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osprey
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “aṣa”.
Reference:
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