ẹni ti ọkan mi yan

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• عَِنِ تِ وَْكَن مِ يَن

Etymology

From ẹni (“person, the one”) +‎ tí (“that”) +‎ ọkàn (“heart”) +‎ mi (“my”) +‎ yàn (“to choose”), literally “The one my heart has chosen”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̄.nĩ̄ tí ɔ̄.kã̀ mĩ̄ jã̀/

Noun

ẹni tí ọkàn mi yàn

1. (idiomatic) lover, sweetheart

   Synonyms: àyànfẹ́, olólùfẹ́, olùfẹ́