onyi

Gun

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Gbe *-yĩ.[1] Cognates include Fon nyì, Saxwe Gbe onyì, Ewe enyi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ō.ɲĩ̀/
  • Audio (Nigeria):(file)

Noun

onyì (plural onyì lɛ́) (Benin)

  1. cow, cattle
    Onyì lɔ́ kló táún ― The cow is big

Derived terms

  • onyìsì (“cow (female)”)
  • onyìsú (“cow (male)”)
  • onyìvú (“calf”)

References

  1. ^ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991) A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York, Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), page 213
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