ɔma

Ede Idaca

Etymology

Proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-mã, Cognates include Igala ọ́ma, Itsekiri ọma, Yoruba ọmọ, Yoruba ọma (SEY)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̄.mã̄/

Noun

ɔma

1. child

Derived terms

• ɔlɔ́ma (“one with a child”)
• ɔmakɔ́ma (“naughty child”)
• ɔmama (“grandchild”)

 

References

• Baloubi, Désiré (2005) The Morphophonemics of the Idaacha dialect of Yoruba‎^[1], Charlotte, North Carolina: Conquering Books, →DOI, →ISBN, page 41