iye
noun
/ī.jē/
spelling unconfirmed
Definitions
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mother, a title of respect for an older woman
Similar wordsùyánoun 2 entries are spelled “ùyá”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. ùyá mother ìyá mother, mom màmánounmọ́mìnounabiyamọnoun yèyénoun 3 entries are spelled “yèyé”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. yèyé mother, a title of respect for an older woman or a priestess of the orisha èye mother, mom èyé mother, mom mọ̀mọ́nounìmọ̀ọ́màámiUsed in
Other entries with this spelling
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Etymology
Cognate with Edo iye, Itsekiri iye, Igala íye, probably cognate with Ewe nyɛ, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *-ye
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mother
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “iye”.
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