iya iya

Yoruba

Alternative forms

  • ìyá-ìyá

Etymology

Compound of ìyá +‎ ìyá, literally “mother's mother”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ì.já ì.já/

Noun

ìyá ìyá

  1. maternal grandmother
    Synonym: màmá màmá
    Hypernym: ìyá àgbà
    Coordinate terms: ìyá bàbá (“paternal grandmother”), bàbá bàbá (“paternal grandfather”), bàbá ìyá (“maternal grandfather”)
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