oyin
Ayere
Noun
oyin
References
- Roger Blench, The Ayere and Ahan languages of Central Nigeria and their affinities (2007), page 3
Gun
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Gbe *-yĩ.[1] Cognates include Fon nyì, Saxwe Gbe onyì, Ewe enyi
Pronunciation
Noun
oyìn (plural oyìn lẹ́) (Nigeria)
Derived terms
- oyìnsì (“cow (female)”)
- oyìnsú (“cow (male)”)
- oyìnvú (“calf”)
References
- ^ 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
Nkonya
Etymology
Cognate with Gikyode ɔnyen, Chumburung ɔnyare̱, Nawuri ɔnyɩn, Gonja enyɛn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oyĩ/
Noun
oyin (plural ayin)
Yoruba
Etymology 1
Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *o-ɲĩ, from Proto-Edekiri *o-ɲĩ. Compare with Olukumi oyin, Ifè oyin, Itsekiri oyin, Aja enyi, Fon wiin, Gun owín
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ō.jĩ̄/
Noun
oyin
- bee
- Synonym: oyin àdò
- àwọn oyín ṣí sí ara igi ― The bees swarmed around the tree
- honey
- Synonym: oyin ìgàn
- wọ́n fi ahán lá oyin ― They licked honey with their tongue
- sweetness (in comparison to honey)
- Synonym: adùn
- ìpàdé e wa bí oyin o ― May our meeting be as sweet as honey
Derived terms
- afárá oyin (“honeycomb”)
- alóyinlóhùn (“one with a sweet voice”)
- dùn bí oyin (“to be as sweet as honey”)
- ẹ̀wà olóyin (“honey beans”)
- ilé oyin (“beehive”)
- iṣẹ́-ọ̀sìn-oyin (“apiculture”)
- olóyin (“beekeeper, something that is sweet”)
- Oyinadé (“A Yoruba name meaning, "The sweetness of royalty"”)
- Oyínkánsọ́lá (“A Yoruba name meaning, "Sweetness has been added to honor"”)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ō.jĩ̄/
Noun
oyin
- African mango tree (Irvingia gabonensis), of which the seeds of its fruit are used in soups like ọgbọnọ and ààpọ̀n
- Synonym: oró