yẹn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "yen"

Gun

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

nyɛ (Benin)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɲɛ̃̄/

Noun

yẹn (plural yẹn lẹ́) (Nigeria)

cassava
Synonyms: fẹ́nyẹn, fẹ́nlínyẹn

Etymology 2

Cognates include Fon nyɛ

Alternative forms

nyɛ́ (Benin)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɲɛ̃́/

Pronoun

yẹ́n (Nigeria)

I, me (emphatic first-person singular personal pronoun)

Gungbe personal pronouns
Number	Person	Emphatic Pronoun	Subject Pronoun	Object Pronoun	Possessive Determiner
Singular	First	nyɛ́, yẹ́n	ùn, n	mi	cé, ṣié
	Second	jɛ̀, jẹ̀, yẹ̀, hiẹ̀	à	wè	tòwè
	Third	éɔ̀, úɔ̀, éwọ̀	é	è	étɔ̀n, étọ̀n
Plural	First	mílɛ́, mílẹ́	mí		mítɔ̀n, mítọ̀n
	Second	mìlɛ́, mìlẹ́	mì		mìtɔ̀n, mìtọ̀n
	Third	yélɛ́, yélẹ́	yé		yétɔ̀n, yétọ̀n

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Clipping of ìyẹn. Coganate with Ìjẹ̀bú, Ìkálẹ̀ Yoruba yẹ̀n

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ꜜjɛ̃̄/

Determiner

yẹn

that
Antonym: yìí (“this”)

Ọdún kan náà yẹn ni mo gbéyàwó ― That same year is when I got married

Mo fẹ́ ka ìwé yẹn ― I want to read that book

Related terms

èyí (“this”), yìí (“this”)
ìyẹn (“that”)

Etymology 2

Clipping of ìyẹ̀n. Cognates with Yoruba yẹn

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jɛ̃̀/

Determiner

yẹ̀n

(Ijebu, Ikalẹ) that

Derived terms

wáyẹ̀n (“like that”)
yẹ̀n wà (“is that”)

Related terms

ọ̀wọ̀nwé (“these”)
ọ̀wọ̀nyẹ̀n (“those”)
wọ̀nwé (“these”)
wọ̀nyẹ̀n (“those”)
wèé (“this”)
ìwé (“this”)
ìyẹ̀n (“that”)

Etymology 3

Cognates with Yoruba yín

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jɛ̃́/

Verb

yẹ́n

(Ijebu) to lay an egg

Etymology 4

Cognates with Yoruba yìn

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jɛ̃̀/

Verb

yẹ̀n

(Ijebu) to praise