egbin
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- egbi (Ekiti)
Etymology 1
Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *é-gbĩ, compare with Igala égbi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ē.ɡ͡bĩ̄/
Noun
egbin
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ē.ɡ͡bĩ̄/
Noun
egbin
- The plants Pericopsis laxiflora and Pericopsis elata (African teak, afromosia)
Etymology 3
From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbin (“to groan, to display displeasure”), literally “That which causes one to display disgust”.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /è.ɡ͡bĩ̄/
Noun
ègbin
- (idiomatic, Ekiti) alternative form of ẹ̀gbin (“dirt, filth, refuse”)
- (idiomatic, Ekiti) alternative form of ẹ̀gbin (“contempt, insult, humiliation”)
Derived terms
- elégbin (“dirty”)
- lígbin (“to be dirty”)
Etymology 4
From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbìn (“to plant”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /è.ɡ͡bĩ̀/
Noun
ègbìn
- (horticulture, Ekiti) alternative form of ẹ̀gbìn (“plant, crop”)
- Synonym: ọ̀gbìn