eyi
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Eyì
See also: èyì
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Old Anatolian Turkish (eygü, “good”), from Proto-Turkic *ed-gü (“good, excellent”), derived from Proto-Turkic *ed (“thing, goods”). Cognate with Turkish iyi, Turkish eyi (dialectal).
Pronunciation
Adjective
eyi (comparative daha eyi, superlative ən eyi)
Further reading
- “eyi” in Obastan.com.
Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Numeral
se
- (it is) three in number.
References
- Valentín Isidro Reyes (2012); Vocabulario nauatl-español, material de apoyo para la enseñanza de la lengua nauatl, Universidad Pedagógica Nacional, diversidad intercultural, Mexico City, Mexico.
Central Nahuatl
| < 2 | 3 | 4 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : eyi Ordinal : inic eyi | ||
Etymology
Cognate to Classical Nahuatl eyi
Numeral
eyi
Classical Nahuatl
| < 2 | 3 | 4 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : ēyi Ordinal : ic ēyi Adverbial : ēxpa Distributive : ēēyi, ehēyi | ||
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Nahuan *eːyɨ, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pahi. Compare Pipil yey.
Pronunciation
Numeral
ēyi
- three
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250r:
- 3 tres.yei.
- 3 three. yei.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 118v. col. 1:
- 3 Tres . yey.
- 3 Three. yey.
- Idem, f. 28r. col. 2.
- ¶Ey . tres.
- ¶Ey. three.
- ¶Ey . tres.
- Idem, f. 35r. col. 1.
- Yei.tres.
- Yei. three.
- Yei.tres.
Derived terms
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 118v, 28r, 35r
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
| < 2 | 3 | 4 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : eyi Ordinal : expa | ||
Etymology
Cognate to Classical Nahuatl eyi
Numeral
eyi
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Pronunciation
Noun
eyì
Toro
Noun
eyi
References
- Roger Blench, The Toro language of Central Nigeria and its affinities (2012)
Yoruba
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Pronoun
èyí
- this thing/person
- Antonym: ìyẹn (“that”)
- Èyí ni mo fẹ́ rà ― This is what I want to buy
- Àǹtí mi ni èyí ― This is my auntie
Synonyms
Yoruba varieties (this)
| Language Family | Variety Group | Variety | Words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | ìwé |
| Ìkálẹ̀ | ìyí | ||
| Ìlàjẹ | ìyí | ||
| Oǹdó | ìyí | ||
| Ọ̀wọ̀ | ìyí | ||
| Usẹn | - | ||
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | èí |
| Ifẹ̀ | - | ||
| Ìgbómìnà | - | ||
| Ìjẹ̀ṣà | - | ||
| Western Àkókó | - | ||
| Northwest Yoruba | Àwórì | - | |
| Ẹ̀gbá | - | ||
| Ìbàdàn | èyí | ||
| Ọ̀yọ́ | èyí | ||
| Standard Yorùbá | èyí | ||
| Northeast Yoruba/Okun | Ìbùnú | - | |
| Ìjùmú | - | ||
| Ìyàgbà | - | ||
| Owé | èìn | ||
| Ọ̀wọ̀rọ̀ | - |