oyi
Yoruba
Etymology
ò (“nominalizing prefix”) + yì (“to encircle”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ò.jì/
Noun
òyì
- gas
- Synonym: gáàsì
- Synonym: afẹ́fẹ́
- Synonym: ẹ̀fúùfù
Derived terms
- ètò ẹ̀yà-ìpòyìdà ara (“respiratory system”)
- ìpele òyì-àrá (“ozone layer”)
- òyì-àrá (“ozone”)
- òyì-èédú (“carbon dioxide”)
- òyì-ilẹ̀ (“nitrogen”)
- òyì-iná (“oxygen gas”)
- òyì-omi (“water vapor”)