ẹni ti ọkan mi yan

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ẹni (“person, the one”) +‎ tí (“that”) +‎ ọkàn (“heart”) +‎ mi (“my”) +‎ yàn (“to choose”), literally “The one my heart has chosen”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̄.nĩ̄ tí ɔ̄.kã̀ mĩ̄ jã̀/

Noun

ẹni tí ọkàn mi yàn

  1. (idiomatic) lover, sweetheart
    Synonyms: àyànfẹ́, olólùfẹ́, olùfẹ́
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