ọyà
noun
/ɔ̄.jà/
ayà (alternative), aya (alternative)
Definitions
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wife
Similar wordsọbị̀nrịnnounọbụ̀rịnPossibly similar wordsabílékọnoun Wiktionary points at “abílékọ”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “abilékọ”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “abílékọ” may be a word nobody has written up yet. abilékọ married woman living with her husband; wifeUsed inNot used by speakers of Ekiti dialect in the southern part of the regionincluding speakers of the Akure sub-dialect
Etymology
Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ɔ-yà, from Proto-Edekiri *ɔ-yà, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-yà.
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 5,
where this word is spelled “ọya”.
Reference:
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