abiyamọ
noun
/ā.bī.jā.mɔ̃̄/
spelling unconfirmed
abiamọ (alternative)
Definitions
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mother, motherhood
abiyamọ, ẹ kú ọrọ̀ ọmọ! Mothers, greetings to you for facing up to the challenges of raising children!
Etymology
Possibly from abi- (“agent prefix”) + iye (“mother”) + ọmọ (“child”). Cognate with Igala ábíọ́ma. An explanation from the shift from ọ to a maybe explained by analogy with ìyá (“mother”).
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “abiyamọ”.
Reference:
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