iyọba

Yoruba

Etymology

From iye (“mother”) +‎ ọba (“monarch”), cognate with Edo iyọba

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ī.jɔ̄.bā/

Noun

iyọba

  1. queen mother
  2. the queen mother of the Kingdom of Benin
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