yèyé
noun
/jè.jé/
èyé (alternative)
Definitions
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mother, a title of respect for an older woman or a priestess of the orisha
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 màmánounmọ́mìnounabiyamọnoun 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 màámiìmọ́ọ̀Used inyèyé omiyèyé Oníráyèyé Ọ̀ṣunyèyélúwa
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “yeye”.
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