eyeye

Yoruba

Etymology

From eye +‎ eye, literally “mother's mother”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ē.jē.jē/

Noun

eyeye

1. (Ekiti) maternal grandmother

   Synonyms: iyeye, ìyá ìyá

Coordinate terms

• abaye (“maternal grandfather”)

Related terms

• ababa (“paternal grandfather”)
• èyé aba (“paternal grandmother”)