eyin
Old Norse
Noun
eyin
- nominative singular definite of ey f
Olukumi
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
- IPA(key): /é.jĩ́/
Noun
éyín
Derived terms
- éyín zíza (“toothache”)
Related terms
Yoruba
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 [Term?] source.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ē.jĩ́/
Noun
eyín
Derived terms
- dókítà eyín (“dentist”)
- eyín ọ̀gàn (“canine tooth”)
- fọyín (“to brush teeth”)
- ta eyín (“to pick teeth”)
- yọyín (“to take teeth out”)
- yọyínyọyín (“dentist”)
References
- Awoyale, Yiwola (19 December 2008) Global Yoruba Lexical Database v. 1.0[1], number LDC2008L03, Philadelphia: Linguistic Data Consortium, , →ISBN