abiyamọ
noun
/ā.bī.jā.mɔ̃̄/
spelling unconfirmed
abiamọ (alternative)
Definitions
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mother, motherhood
abiyamọ, ẹ kú ọrọ̀ ọmọ! Mothers, greetings to you for facing up to the challenges of raising children!Similar wordsìyánoun 2 entries are spelled “ìyá”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. ìyá mother, mom ùyá mother iyenoun 5 entries are spelled “iye”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. iye mother, a title of respect for an older woman oye alternative form of iye (“amount”) iye value, price iyè mind; consciousness ìyè life èyenoun 3 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 yèyé mother, a title of respect for an older woman or a priestess of the orisha èyénoun 5 entries are spelled “èyé”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. èyé mother, mom yèyé mother, a title of respect for an older woman or a priestess of the orisha yéye large quantity; numerous ones yéye very much yéye muchPossibly similar wordsyèínoun Wiktionary points at “yèí”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “yẹ̀rì”, which matches once underdots are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “yèí” may be a word nobody has written up yet. yẹ̀rì skirt (in particular) one worn under an ìró (“wrapper”); undergarment yẹ̀ì alternative form of yẹ̀rì (“skirt worn under an ìró”)
Etymology
Possibly from abi- (“agent prefix”) + iye (“mother”) + ọmọ (“child”). Cognate with Igala ábíọ́ma. An explanation from the shift from ọ to a maybe explained by analogy with ìyá (“mother”).
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mother
alternative form of màmá (“mother, mom”)
mother, mommy
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “abiyamọ”.
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