ọma
Yoruba
Etymology
Proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ-mã, Cognates include Igala ɔma, Isekiri ɔma
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ̄.mã̄/
Noun
ọma
- (Ọwọ, Ikalẹ) Alternative form of ọmọ (“child”)
- Synonym: ọmadé
Derived terms
- kọ́ma (“to teach a child”)
- kọ́makọ́ma (“teacher”)
- ọlọ́ma (“one with a child”)
- ọmadọ́ma (“decendant”)
- ọmakọ́ma (“naughty child”)
- ọmama (“grandchild”)
- ọmamọ́ma (“child after child”)