egbin

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• egbi (Ekiti)

Etymology 1

Egbin (Kobus kob)

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *é-gbĩ, compare with Igala égbi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ē.ɡ͡bĩ̄/

Noun

egbin

1. kob (Kobus kob)

   ọmọ́ dára bí egbin ― The child is as beautiful as an egbin

Etymology 2

Igi egbin púpọ̀ (Pericopsis laxiflora)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ē.ɡ͡bĩ̄/

Noun

egbin

1. The plants Pericopsis laxiflora and Pericopsis elata (African teak, afromosia)

Etymology 3

From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ gbin (“to groan, to display displeasure”), literally “That which causes one to display disgust”.

Alternative forms

• ẹ̀gbin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /è.ɡ͡bĩ̄/

Noun

ègbin

1. (idiomatic, Ekiti) Alternative form of ẹ̀gbin (“dirt, filth, refuse”)

   Synonyms: ìdọ̀tí, èrírí, pàǹtí

2. (idiomatic, Ekiti) Alternative form of ẹ̀gbin (“contempt, insult, humiliation”)

   Synonyms: ìwọ̀sí, àrífín, ẹ̀sín, ẹ̀tẹ́

Derived terms

• elégbin (“dirty”)
• lígbin (“to be dirty”)

Etymology 4

From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ gbìn (“to plant”).

Alternative forms

• ẹ̀gbìn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /è.ɡ͡bĩ̀/

Noun

ègbìn

1. (horticulture, Ekiti) Alternative form of ẹ̀gbìn (“plant, crop”)

   Synonym: ọ̀gbìn