iyekan

Yoruba

Etymology

From iye (“mother”) +‎ ọ̀kan (“one”), literally “one mother”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.jè.kã̄/

Noun

iyèkan

1. maternal half sibling (sibling of the same mother but a different father)

   Synonyms: omiye, ọmọ-ìyá

Coordinate terms

• ọbàkan (“paternal half sibling”)