"baba iya" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /bà.bá ì.já/ Forms: bàbá ìyá [canonical]
Etymology: From bàbá (“father”) + ìyá (“mother”), "Mother's father". Etymology templates: {{compound|yo|bàbá|ìyá|t1=father|t2=mother}} bàbá (“father”) + ìyá (“mother”) Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=bàbá ìyá|head2=}} bàbá ìyá, {{yo-pos|noun|bàbá ìyá|}} bàbá ìyá, {{yo-noun|bàbá ìyá}} bàbá ìyá
  1. maternal grandfather Synonyms: àbá èyé, bàbáyá, àbáyé Related terms: bàbá bàbá (english: paternal grandfather), bàbá àgbà (english: grandfather)
    Sense id: en-baba_iya-yo-noun-xiukPNPc Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for baba iya meaning in Yoruba (1.3kB)

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      "word": "àbá èyé"
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    {
      "word": "bàbáyá"
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      "word": "àbáyé"
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