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ọsán

[ɔ̄.sã́]

noun

LanguageYoruba (Nigeria)

Meaning
  1. leather strings on the side of a drum to maintain tension of the skin (awọ) (in particular) talking drum strings made from the hide of a calf or underside of a mature cow.
  2. bowstring
  3. leather strings on the side of a drum
  4. Sturdy leather cords used to tighten drum skins or as bowstrings for archery.
Examples

Ọsán tó já ló sọ ọrun di ọ̀pá.

The bowstring that got broken was what turned the bow into a stick.

Pronunciationɔ̄.sã́

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis word refers to functional leather cords rather than fruit.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.