àyà noun /à.jà/
ọyà (alternative)
Definitions
  1. chest
  2. lungs, heart broadly
  3. bravery, courage idiomatic
Used in
afàyàfànounafàyàfàadjaláyààyà-títafàyàwọ́nounfòyàgbóyàigbá-àyàìgbóná-àyàìgboyànoun
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 2, where this word is spelled “aya”. Reference: en-aya-yo-noun-fKDXAZFY