iyọ

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

A much newer term for salt, to see more historic and older forms for salt, see Yoruba oghun (Owe)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ī.jɔ̀/

Noun

iyọ̀

  1. salt
    Synonym: oghun
Derived terms

Etymology 2

ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ yọ (“to remove, to subtract”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ì.jɔ̄/

Noun

ìyọ

  1. subtraction, removal
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