iyekan

Yoruba

Etymology

From iye (“mother”) +‎ ọ̀kan (“one”), literally “one mother”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ī.jè.kã̄/

Noun

iyèkan

maternal half sibling (sibling of the same mother but a different father)
Synonyms: omiye, ọmọ-ìyá

Coordinate terms

ọbàkan (“paternal half sibling”)

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