ẹẹyọ

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• èwòrìwọ̀
• eìghọ̀

Etymology

Most speakers have shifted to èfífí. See Ondo Yoruba eìghọ̀, Ijebu Yoruba èwọ̀rìwọ̀, Olukumi èghìghọ̀, and Itsekiri èghẹ̀righọ̀. From Proto-Yoruba *ɛ̀-ɣɪ̀ɣɔ̀, ultimately from Proto-Edekiri *ɛ̀-ɣɔ̀rɪ̀ɣɔ̀.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̀ɛ̀.jɔ̀/

Noun

ẹ̀ẹ̀yọ̀

1. (Ekiti) smoke

   Synonyms: èéfí, èfífí, èéfín, erukutu