ịyawo
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Yoruba
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ìyàwó (Ekiti)
Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ị̀yàwó
- (dated, Ekiti) junior wife; (the other wives in a polygamous marriage not the senior wife)
- Antonym: ị̀yáálé
- (dated, Ekiti) one's younger co-wife, a younger wife of one's husband
- Èyé Ṣàmọ, ọ́ fẹ́ẹ̀rọ̀n ị̀yàwó rẹ̀
- Eye Samo truly cared for her younger co-wife
- (by extension, Ekiti) wife
Derived terms
[edit]- ọbịtụn òde (“wedding”)