aayan

Yoruba

Aáyán

Etymology 1

Contraction of ayíyán

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /āá.jã́/

Noun

aáyán

1. cockroach

Etymology 2

Contraction of ayíyan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /āá.jã̄/

Noun

aáyan

1. effort, perseverance

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /àá.jã́/

Noun

àáyán

1. A tree that is regarded as sacred, it is known for being the tree where the Aláàfin of Ọ̀yọ́ Ṣàngó is said to have hanged himself, and later deified