baba iya
Yoruba
Etymology
From bàbá (“father”) + ìyá (“mother”), "Mother's father"
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bà.bá ì.já/
Noun
bàbá ìyá
- maternal grandfather
Related Terms
- bàbá bàbá (“paternal grandfather”)
- bàbá àgbà (“grandfather”)
Alternative Form
- àbá èyé
- bàbáyá
- àbáyé