eyeye

Yoruba

Etymology

From eye +‎ eye, literally “mother's mother”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ē.jē.jē/

Noun

eyeye

  1. (Ekiti) maternal grandmother
    Synonyms: iyeye, ìyá ìyá

Coordinate terms
  • abaye (“maternal grandfather”)
  • ababa (“paternal grandfather”)
  • èyé aba (“paternal grandmother”)
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