ayọ
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Gun[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Gbe *ayɔ́. Cognates include Fon ayɔ̌
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ayọ́ (plural ayọ́ lẹ́) (Nigeria)
Igbo[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From
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Igbo.
Noun[edit]
ayọ
- onion (Ngwa: ayọ), (Abịrịba: ayō)
- Synonym: ayabas
- to beg (Ọnịcha: ayọ)
- Synonym: àrịọ
- elephant grass (Nsukka)
Further reading[edit]
- Michael J. C. Echeruo (2001) “ayö”, in Igbo-English Dictionary: A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Igbo Language with an English-Igbo Index, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria: Longman Nigeria Plc, →ISBN, page 29
Yoruba[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
a- (“agent prefix”) + yọ̀ (“to rejoice”). Cognates include Itsekiri ọ̀yọ̀, Ede Idaca ayɔ̀
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ayọ̀
- joy
- Orin ayọ̀ ló ń dùn lẹ́ẹ̀kan yẹn ― Joyful music was playing a short while ago
Derived terms[edit]
- Ayọ̀ (“a given name”)
- Ayọ̀bámi (“a given name”)
- Ayọ̀bámidélé (“a given name”)
- Ayọ̀bámikalẹ́ (“a given name”)
- Ayọ̀kúnnúmi (“a given name”)
- Ayọ̀midé (“a given name”)
Categories:
- Gun terms inherited from Proto-Gbe
- Gun terms derived from Proto-Gbe
- Gun terms with IPA pronunciation
- Gun lemmas
- Gun nouns
- Nigerian Gun
- guw:Anatomy
- Igbo lemmas
- Igbo nouns
- ig:Root vegetables
- Yoruba terms prefixed with a- (agent prefix)
- Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation
- Yoruba lemmas
- Yoruba nouns
- Yoruba terms with usage examples