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Ayere
[edit]Noun
[edit]oyin
References
[edit]- Roger Blench, The Ayere and Ahan languages of Central Nigeria and their affinities (2007), page 3
Gun
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- onyì (Benin)
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Gbe *-yĩ. Cognates include Fon nyì, Saxwe Gbe onyì, Ewe enyi
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]oyìn (plural oyìn lẹ́) (Nigeria)
Derived terms
[edit]Nkonya
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Cognate with Gikyode ɔnyen, Chumburung ɔnyare̱, Nawuri ɔnyɩn, Gonja enyɛn.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]oyin (plural ayin)
Yoruba
[edit]Etymology 1
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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
[edit]Noun
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]oyin
- African mango tree (Irvingia gabonensis), of which the seeds of its fruit are used in soups like ọgbọnọ and ààpọ̀n
- Synonym: oró
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- Ayere lemmas
- Ayere nouns
- Gun terms inherited from Proto-Gbe
- Gun terms derived from Proto-Gbe
- Gun terms with IPA pronunciation
- Gun terms with audio links
- Gun lemmas
- Gun nouns
- Nigerian Gun
- Gun terms with usage examples
- Nkonya terms with IPA pronunciation
- Nkonya lemmas
- Nkonya nouns
- nko:People
- Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Yoruba
- Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Yoruba
- Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Edekiri
- Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Edekiri
- Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation
- Yoruba lemmas
- Yoruba nouns
- Yoruba terms with usage examples
- yo:Insects
- yo:Foods
- yo:Plants
- yo:Honey