àbá
noun
/à.bá/
Definitions
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father
Similar wordsbàbánoun àbánoun 4 entries are spelled “àbá”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. àbá idea, suggestion abà barn, village àba incubation abá type of matOppositesoyenoun 5 entries are spelled “oye”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. oye alternative form of iye (“amount”) iye mother, a title of respect for an older woman iye value, price iyè mind; consciousness ìyè life èyenoun 2 entries are spelled “èye”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. èye mother, mom èyé mother, mom
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a term of familiarity or respect for an older man or male relative
Similar wordsbàbánoun àbánoun 4 entries are spelled “àbá”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. àbá idea, suggestion abà barn, village àba incubation abá type of mat
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àbá-ìpìlẹ̀noun
ababagrandfather, paternal grandfather
Wiktionary points at “ababa”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “bàbá bàbá”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “ababa” may be a word nobody has written up yet.
bàbá bàbá
paternal grandfather
abayegrandfather, maternal grandfather
Wiktionary points at “abaye”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “bàbá ìyá”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “abaye” may be a word nobody has written up yet.
bàbá ìyá
maternal grandfather
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father
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 5,
where this word is spelled “aba”.
Reference:
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