ọbịnrịn

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• obìẹn (Ondo)
• obìnrẹn (Ọwọ, Ikalẹ, Rẹmọ)
• obìrẹn (Ilajẹ, Ijebu)
• ọbụ̀rịn (Ekiti)

 

Etymology

Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-bɪ̃̀rɪ̃, Olukumi obìnrẹn, Ifè ɔnɔbɛ̃̀ɛ̃, Igala ónobùlẹ

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔ̄.bɪ̃̀.ɾɪ̃̄/

Noun

ọbị̀nrịn

1. (Ekiti, Àkúrẹ́) woman, female

   Synonyms: abo, obìnrin

2. (Ekiti, Àkúrẹ́) wife

   Synonyms: aya, ìyàwó, obìnrin

Coordinate terms

• ọkùnrin

Derived terms

• Mainly used among those of the Akure subdialect, for the other Ekiti form, see ọbụ̀rịn