ẹyọ

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• عَِيوَْ

Etymology

Compare with Igala ẹ́yọ́ (“one seed”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̄.jɔ̄/

Noun

ẹyọ

1. one item, one unit

   Mú ẹyọ kan nínú àwọn ìwé yẹn wá ― Bring one of those books here

2. single, singular, singularity

Derived terms

• owó ẹyọ (“one cowry, coin”)
• ẹyọ owó
• ẹyẹẹyọ (“in singles”)