ẹyin

See also: eyin

Yoruba

ẹyin ògòǹgò

Etymology 1

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́-ɣɪ̃ or Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́-gɪ̃, see Igala ẹ́gẹ, Olukumi ẹ́ghẹ́n, Ifè ɛnyɛ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̄.jĩ̄/

Noun

ẹyin

1. egg

   adìyẹ yé ẹyin mẹ́wàá ― The hen laid ten eggs

2. crust

Synonyms

Yoruba varieties (egg)

Language Family	Variety Group	Variety	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìjẹ̀bú	ẹwẹn
		Ìkálẹ̀	-
		Ìlàjẹ	-
		Oǹdó	ẹghẹn
		Ọ̀wọ̀	ẹghẹn
		Usẹn	-
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	ẹin, ẹịn
		Ifẹ̀	-
		Ìgbómìnà	ẹ̀gin
		Ìjẹ̀ṣà	-
		Western Àkókó	-
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì	-
		Ẹ̀gbá	-
		Ìbàdàn	ẹyin
		Òǹkò	-
		Ọ̀yọ́	ẹyin
		Standard Yorùbá	ẹyin
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Ìbùnú	-
		Ìjùmú	-
		Ìyàgbà	ẹyin
		Owé	ẹ̀ghin
		Ọ̀wọ̀rọ̀	-

Derived terms

• ẹlẹ́yin (“egg seller”)
• ẹyin díndín (“fried egg”)
• ẹyin sísè (“boiled egg”)
• ẹyinjú (“eyeball”)
• ẹyinjú (“eye ball”)
• pupa ẹyin (“egg yolk”)

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.jĩ̄/

Pronoun

ẹ̀yin

1. you (emphatic second-person plural personal pronoun)
2. you (emphatic honorific second-person singular personal pronoun)

Synonyms

Yoruba varieties (you (plural))

Language Family	Variety Group	Variety	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìjẹ̀bú	ẹ̀wẹn
		Ìkálẹ̀	àghan
		Ìlàjẹ	àghan
		Oǹdó	àghan
		Ọ̀wọ̀	àghan
		Usẹn	àghan
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	ìn-in
		Ifẹ̀	-
		Ìgbómìnà	-
		Ìjẹ̀ṣà	-
		Western Àkókó	-
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì	-
		Ẹ̀gbá	-
		Ìbàdàn	ẹ̀yin
		Òǹkò	-
		Ọ̀yọ́	ẹ̀yin
		Standard Yorùbá	ẹ̀yin
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Ìbùnú	-
		Ìjùmú	-
		Ìyàgbà	ẹ̀ghin
		Owé	ẹ̀ghin
		Ọ̀wọ̀rọ̀	-

See also

Affirmative subject pronouns

	singular	plural or honorific
1st person	mo	a
2nd person	o	ẹ
3rd person	ó	wọ́n

Negative subject pronouns

	singular	plural or honorific
1st person	mi / n	a
2nd person	o	ẹ
3rd person	[pronoun dropped]	wọn

Object pronouns

	singular	plural or honorific
1st person	mi	wa
2nd person	ọ / ẹ	yín
3rd person	[preceding vowel repeated for monosyllabic verbs] / ẹ̀	wọn

Note: except for yín, object pronouns have a high tone following a low or mid tone monosyllabic verb, and a mid tone following a high tone. For complex verbs, the tone does not change.

Emphatic pronouns

	singular	plural or honorific
1st person	èmi	àwa
2nd person	ìwọ	ẹ̀yin
3rd person	òun	àwọn

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

• ẹ̀hìn (old orthography)
• èyìn (Èkìtì)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.jĩ̀/

Noun

ẹ̀yìn

1. back

   ẹ̀yìn ológbò kì í kanlẹ̀ ― The back of a cat never touches the ground

   ẹ̀yìn ìyàwó kò níí mọ ẹní ― May the back of the bride not know the mat - (May the bride not lie on her back for too long for copulation before getting pregnant) (a greeting issued to a bride after a wedding as a prayer for children)

2. aftermath

   ẹ wáá wo ẹ̀yìn ọ̀rọ̀ wò ― Come and see the aftermath of the matter

3. end, final

   àbámọ̀ níí gbẹ̀yìn ọ̀rọ̀ ― Regret is what normally ends all human endeavors

4. absence

Adverb

ẹ̀yìn

1. behind

   Synonym: ní ẹ̀yìn

   oògùn tí a kò fi owó ṣe, ẹ̀yìn ààrò níí gbé ― Any medicine that does not cost any money to make, usually ends up behind the clay oven (proverb against low premium)

2. afterwards
3. beyond

Synonyms

Yoruba varieties (after, behind, back, etc.)

Language Family	Variety Group	Variety	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìjẹ̀bú	ẹ̀ìn, ẹ̀yìn
		Ìkálẹ̀	-
		Ìlàjẹ	-
		Oǹdó	-
		Ọ̀wọ̀	-
		Usẹn	-
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	èyìn
		Ifẹ̀	-
		Ìgbómìnà	-
		Ìjẹ̀ṣà	-
		Western Àkókó	-
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì	-
		Ẹ̀gbá	-
		Ìbàdàn	ẹ̀yìn
		Òǹkò	-
		Ọ̀yọ́	ẹ̀yìn
		Standard Yorùbá	ẹ̀yìn
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Ìbùnú	-
		Ìjùmú	-
		Ìyàgbà	àyìn
		Owé	àyìn
		Ọ̀wọ̀rọ̀	-

Derived terms

• alátìlẹyìn (“supporter”)
• eegun ẹ̀yìn (“spine”)
• ní àsẹ̀yìnwá àsẹ̀yìnbọ̀ (“ultimately”)
• ọ̀pá ẹ̀yìn (“backbone”)

 

Etymology 4

Ẹyìn púpọ̀

Alternative forms

• eyìn (Èkìtì)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̄.jĩ̀/

Noun

ẹyìn

1. palm nut

   mo kọ odi ẹyìn mẹ́wàá ― I cut ten bunches of palm nut

Derived terms

• epo ẹyìn (“red palm oil”)