abiyamọ

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• abiamọ

Etymology

Possibly from abi- (“agent prefix”) +‎ iye (“mother”) +‎ ọmọ (“child”). An explanation from the shift from ọ to a maybe explained by analogy with ìyá (“mother”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.bī.jā.mɔ̃̄/

Noun

abiyamọ

1. mother, motherhood

   Synonyms: ìyá, iye, yèyé, èyé, yèí

   abiyamọ, ẹ kú ọrọ̀ ọmọ! ― Mothers, greetings to you for facing up to the challenges of raising children!