ọya

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See also: Ọya, oya, Oya, and -ʼoyą

Igala

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-yà. Cognate with Yoruba aya and the Ekiti Yoruba form, ọyà

Pronunciation

Noun

ọ́yà

  1. wife

References

  • John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN

Yoruba

Ọkùnrin pẹ̀lú ọ̀yà

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

ọ̀yà

  1. cane rat, grasscutter
    Synonyms: ewújù, òkúrù
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

ọ̀yà

  1. labor
    Synonym: iṣẹ́
Derived terms

Etymology 3

ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ya (“to tear, to split”)

Pronunciation

Noun

ọ̀ya

  1. something that is forked

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Noun

ọ̀ya

  1. someone who is castrated, eunuch
    Synonym: òkóbó

Etymology 5

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ɔ-yà, from Proto-Edekiri *ɔ-yà, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-yà.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

ọyà

  1. (Ekiti, Owe) wife
    Synonyms: ọbị̀nrịn, ọbụ̀rịn, abílékọ
Derived terms
  • Not used by speakers of Ekiti dialect in the southern part of the region, including speakers of the Akure sub-dialect
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