aya
noun
/ā.jā/ /ā.jà/
ayà (canonical), ọyà (alternative)
Definitions
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wife
Similar wordsabilékọnoun ìyàwónoun 2 entries are spelled “ìyàwó”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. ìyàwó junior wife; (the other wives in a polygamous marriage not the senior wife) ị̀yàwó wifeOppositesọkọ́noun 5 entries are spelled “ọkọ́”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. ọkọ́ hoe ọkọ husband ọkọ̀ vehicle ọkọ̀ Persicaria senegalensis (syn. Polygonum senegalense) ọ̀kọ̀ spear, lanceUsed inaláyaayabanoun
Etymology
Cognate with Igala ọ́yà, Ifè aya, Olukumi aya, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-yà
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wife
wife
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “aya”.
Reference:
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