oyiya

Yoruba

òyìyà

Alternative forms

• ọ̀yị̀yà (Èkìtì)
• òòyà
• òìyà (Ondo)

Etymology

ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ yíyà (“partial reduplication of yà "to comb"”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.jì.jà/

Noun

òyìyà

1. (Ikalẹ) comb

   Synonym: ìyarun

Derived terms

• òòyà