ipin

See also: I-pin

Yoruba

Etymology

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ pín (“to share out; to divide”), literally “one's lot, one's portion”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.k͡pĩ́/

Noun

ìpín

1. the act of dividing something into parts
2. portion, division, section
3. (drama) act
4. share
5. destiny, fate (literally "one's life portion")

   Synonyms: àyànmọ́, kádàrá, ìpín-àìrò

6. (mathematics) quotient

Derived terms

• Ẹlẹ́rìí ìpín (“nickname for Orunmila”)
• Ìpín (literally “one's personal orisha, orisha of destiny and luck”)
• ìpín-afọ̀ (“paragraph”)
• ìpín-agbàláyè (“quota”)
• ìpín-àṣẹsí-ọ̀tọ̀ọ̀tọ̀ (“separation of powers”)
• ìpín-àṣẹ́-sí-ẹlẹ́kajẹ̀ka (“decentralization”)