ẹyọ
noun
/ɛ̄.jɔ̄/
spelling unconfirmed
عَِيوَْ (alternative)
Definitions
-
one item, one unit
Mú ẹyọ kan nínú àwọn ìwé yẹn wá Bring one of those books here
- single, singular, singularity
Etymology
Compare with Igala ẹ́yọ́ (“one seed”)
Used in
Derived from
yọverb
Wiktionary lists this word under 2 separate “yọ” entries and does not say which one it comes from. Any of these could be the root.
yọ
to delete, to remove, to throw away
yọ
to (intransitive) emerge, to stick out, to appear
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ẹyọ”.
Reference:
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