ọbakan

Yoruba

Etymology

From ọba (“father”) +‎ ọ̀kan (“one”), literally “one father”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ̄.bà.kã̄/

Noun

ọbàkan

  1. paternal half sibling (sibling of the same father but a different mother)
    Synonym: ọmiba

Coordinate terms

  • iyèkan (“maternal half sibling”)
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