ẹni ti ọkan mi yan
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- عَِنِ تِ وَْكَن مِ يَن
Etymology
From ẹni (“person, the one”) + tí (“that”) + ọkàn (“heart”) + mi (“my”) + yàn (“to choose”), literally “The one my heart has chosen”
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̄.nĩ̄ tí ɔ̄.kã̀ mĩ̄ jã̀/
Noun
ẹni tí ọkàn mi yàn
- (idiomatic) lover, sweetheart
- Synonyms: àyànfẹ́, olólùfẹ́, olùfẹ́