aayo

Gofa

Noun

aayo

1. mother

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *yaay-. Cognates are Somali hooyo and Afar yayya.

Noun

aayo f (plural aayooyin)

1. mother
2. aunt (uncle's wife)
3. stepmother

References

• Puglielli, Annarita, Mansuur, Cabdalla Cumar (2012) “aayo”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaliga‎^[1], Rome: RomaTrE-Press, →ISBN, page 28

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /àà.jò/

Noun

ààyò

1. favorite, chosen

   babá sa aṣọ náà ní ààyò ― The father assigned the clothes as his favorite

2. (idiomatic) A person who is beloved or cherished by someone; (especially) the favorite wife of a man

   ọmọ olúgbó ụmọlẹ̀ àrìmáàyò yúbẹ̀, káàyò rẹ̀ ké ró súlé dè é

   The child of the forest of the deity that does not bring his beloved to accompany him, his beloved will wait for him patiently at home

   (Èkìtì familial oríkì)