eyin

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See also: ẹyin and əyin

Old Norse

Noun

eyin

  1. nominative singular definite of ey f

Olukumi

Eyín ilẹ̀

Etymology

Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *é-ɲĩ́. Cognate with Ayere éyĩ́, Àhàn eɲĩ, Igala ényí, Arigidi eɲĩ, and Ebira aɲɪ́. Possibly related to Bu enyiri and Tarok ìnyin.

Pronunciation

Noun

éyín

  1. tooth; teeth

Derived terms

Yoruba

Eyín ènìyàn

Etymology

Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *é-ɲĩ́. Cognate with Ayere éyĩ́, Àhàn eɲĩ, Igala ényí, Arigidi eɲĩ, and Ebira aɲɪ́. Possibly related to Bu enyiri and Tarok ìnyin, ultimately from a common Proto-Volta-Congo source.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ē.jĩ́/

Noun

eyín

  1. tooth; teeth

Derived terms

References

  • Awoyale, Yiwola (2008 December 19) Global Yoruba Lexical Database v. 1.0, number LDC2008L03, Philadelphia: Linguistic Data Consortium, →DOI, →ISBN