abiyamọ

Yoruba

Alternative forms

  • abiamọ

Etymology

Possibly from abi- (“agent prefix”) +‎ iye (“mother”) +‎ ọmọ (“child”). Cognate with Igala ábíọ́ma. An explanation from the shift from ọ to a maybe explained by analogy with ìyá (“mother”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ā.bī.jā.mɔ̃̄/

Noun

abiyamọ

  1. mother, motherhood
    Synonyms: ìyá, iye, yèyé, èyé, yèí
    abiyamọ, ẹ kú ọrọ̀ ọmọ! ― Mothers, greetings to you for facing up to the challenges of raising children!
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