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

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