ẹ̀yìn
noun
/ɛ̀.jĩ̀/
ẹ̀hìn (alternative), èyìn (alternative)
Definitions
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back
ẹ̀yìn ológbò kì í kanlẹ̀ The back of a cat never touches the groundẹ̀yìn 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)
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aftermath
ẹ wáá wo ẹ̀yìn ọ̀rọ̀ wò Come and see the aftermath of the matter
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end, final
àbámọ̀ níí gbẹ̀yìn ọ̀rọ̀ Regret is what normally ends all human endeavors
- absence
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “ẹ̀yìn”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Dialectal synonyms “back, behind” 23 varieties
Southeast Yoruba
- Ọ̀bà Àkókó
- èyìn
- Ìjẹ̀bú Òde
- ẹ̀yìn
- Òkìtìpupa
- ẹ̀yìn
- Oǹdó
- ẹ̀yìn
Ìtsẹkírì
- Ìwẹrẹ
- ẹ̀yìn
Central Yoruba
- Àdó Èkìtì
- èyìn
- Ìfàkì Èkìtì
- èyìn
- Àkúrẹ́
- èyìn
- Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín/Ùláá
- èyìn
Northwest Yoruba
- Èkó
- ẹ̀yìn
- Ìlọrin
- ẹ̀yìn
- Ọ̀yọ́
- ẹ̀yìn
- Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́ (Ògbómọ̀sọ́)
- ẹ̀yìn
- Ìkirè
- ẹ̀yìn
- Ìwó
- ẹ̀yìn
- Nàìjíríà
- ẹ̀yìnẹ̀hìn
- Bɛ̀nɛ̀
- ɛ̀yìn
Ede languages/Southwest Yoruba
- Igbó Ìdàácà (Dasa Zunmɛ̀)
- ɛ̀yìn
- Kétu
- ìhìn
- Akpáré
- ànyì
- Atakpamɛ
- ànyì
- Est-Mono
- ànyì
- Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)
- ànyì
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Source: Wiktionary · etymology 3,
where this word is spelled “ẹyin”.
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