oyin

Ayere

Noun

oyin

  1. water

References

Gun
Oyìn àwè

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ō.ɲĩ̀/
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Noun

oyìn (plural oyìn lẹ́) (Nigeria)

  1. cow, cattle
    Oyìn lọ́ kló táún ― The cow is big

Derived terms
  • oyìnsì (“cow (female)”)
  • oyìnsú (“cow (male)”)
  • oyìnvú (“calf”)

Nkonya

Etymology

Cognate with Gikyode ɔnyen, Chumburung ɔnyare̱, Nawuri ɔnyɩn, Gonja enyɛn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /oyĩ/

Noun

oyin (plural ayin)

  1. man

Yoruba

Etymology 1
Oyin tó ba lórí òdòdó
Ìyọkúrò oyin láti inú afárá oyin

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

  1. bee
    Synonym: oyin àdò
    àwọn oyín ṣí sí ara igi ― The bees swarmed around the tree
  2. honey
    Synonym: oyin ìgàn
    wọ́n fi ahán lá oyin ― They licked honey with their tongue
  3. 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
Igi oyin pẹ̀lú èso

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ō.jĩ̄/

Noun

oyin

  1. 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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