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Etymology 1[edit]
Contraction of ayíyán
Pronunciation[edit]
aáyán
- cockroach
Etymology 2[edit]
Contraction of ayíyan
Pronunciation[edit]
aáyan
- effort, perseverance
Etymology 3[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
àáyán
- A tree that is regarded as sacred, it is known for being the tree where the Aláàfin of Ọ̀yọ́ Ṣàngó is said to have hanged himself, and later deified