iráyé
noun
/ī.á.jé/
ịráyé (alternative), aráyé (alternative)
Definitions
- human, person
Dialect
Etymology
From iá (“member”) + ayé (“world, earth”), literally “Inhabitant of the earth, earthbeing”, in comparison to iá ọ̀un (“heavenly being”)
Component words
iámember
3 entries are spelled “iá”. The etymology calls it “member”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
irá
native, indigene
ará
relative, family, relations, member
ịrá
native, indigene
ayéworld, earth
Derived from
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “iaye”.
Reference:
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