iyọ
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- ịyọ̀ (Èkìtì)
Etymology 1
A much newer term for salt, to see more historic and older forms for salt, see Yoruba oghun (Owe)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ī.jɔ̀/
Noun
iyọ̀
- salt
- Synonym: oghun
Derived terms
- iyọ̀ òyìnbó (“sugar”)
Etymology 2
ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + yọ (“to remove, to subtract”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ì.jɔ̄/
Noun
ìyọ
- subtraction, removal