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Yoruba
Etymology
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + pín (“to share out; to divide”), literally “one's lot, one's portion”.
Pronunciation
Noun
ìpín
- the act of dividing something into parts
- portion, division, section
- (drama) act
- share
- destiny, fate (literally "one's life portion")
- Synonyms: àyànmọ́, kádàrá, ìpín-àìrò
- (mathematics) quotient
Derived terms