aayo

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Gofa

Noun

aayo

  1. mother

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *yaay-. Cognates are Somali hooyo and Afar yayya.

Noun

aayo f (plural aayooyin)

  1. mother
  2. aunt (uncle's wife)
  3. stepmother

References

  • Puglielli, Annarita, Mansuur, Cabdalla Cumar (2012) “aayo”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaliga‎, Rome: RomaTrE-Press, →ISBN, page 28

Yoruba

Pronunciation

Noun

ààyò

  1. favorite, chosen
    babá sa aṣọ náà ní ààyò ― The father assigned the clothes as his favorite
  2. (idiomatic) A person who is beloved or cherished by someone; (especially) the favorite wife of a man
    ọmọ olúgbó ụmọlẹ̀ àrìmáàyò yúbẹ̀, káàyò rẹ̀ ké ró súlé dè é
    The child of the forest of the deity that does not bring his beloved to accompany him, his beloved will wait for him patiently at home
    (Èkìtì familial oríkì)
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