yéye
det
/jé.jē/
yíye (alternative), èyé (alternative)
Definitions
- much
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 3 entries spelled “yéye”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
Likely from a partial reduplication of *ye (“to be many”). Compare with Olukumi yéye, Itsekiri toye, Igala wéwe, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *yéye, from Proto-Edekiri *yéye, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *wéwe. Also see Ayere yè. iye (“amount, value”) may come from that same *ye root.
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 2,
where this word is spelled “yeye”.
Reference:
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