ẹni tí ọkàn mi yàn
noun
/ɛ̄.nĩ̄ tí ɔ̄.kã̀ mĩ̄ jã̀/
عَِنِ تِ وَْكَن مِ يَن (alternative)
Definitions
- lover, sweetheart
Etymology
From ẹni (“person, the one”) + tí (“that”) + ọkàn (“heart”) + mi (“my”) + yàn (“to choose”), literally “The one my heart has chosen”.
Component words
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ẹni ti ọkan mi yan”.
Reference:
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