oyiya

Yoruba
òyìyà

Alternative forms
  • ọ̀yị̀yà (Èkìtì)
  • òòyà
  • òìyà (Oǹdó)

Etymology

ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ yíyà (“partial reduplication of yà "to comb"”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ò.jì.jà/

Noun

òyìyà

  1. (Ikalẹ) comb
    Synonym: ìyarun

Derived terms
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