iya iya

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ìyá-ìyá

Etymology

Compound of ìyá +‎ ìyá, literally “mother's mother”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.já ì.já/

Noun

ìyá ìyá

1. maternal grandmother

   Synonym: màmá màmá

   Hypernym: ìyá àgbà

   Coordinate terms: ìyá bàbá (“paternal grandmother”), bàbá bàbá (“paternal grandfather”), bàbá ìyá (“maternal grandfather”)