iwín
noun
/ī.wĩ́/
iyín (alternative)
Definitions
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feces, excrement
Similar wordsìgbẹ́noun 2 entries are spelled “ìgbẹ́”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. ìgbẹ́ feces, stool ìgbẹ́ bush, forest imínoun 2 entries are spelled “imí”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. imí feces, excrement imí strength, power okùlènounRelated wordsṣu
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “iwín”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
Likely derived from Proto-Edekiri *i-wĩ́, compare with Proto-Yoruba *i-wĩ́ (Central Yoruba and Olukumi), also see Olukumi íwín. It is unclear but possible that this is also attested in NWY, or it is possible it is related to imí. The term "imi," has a much wider etymology with cognates found throughout Volta-Niger, so it is unlikely that only NWY maintained the word. While such a term is not attested in Igala, the term for the dung beetle, Igala ákítọ̀wúnyí may possibly suggest the root "yí" is of Proto-Yoruboid origin. See yímíyímí. Perhaps also related to Igbo oyī (“ugly, nauseating”).
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ògonoun
“ògo” lists “ìyìn” as a word built from it. No word here is spelled that way, so this page was matched to it by ignoring tone marks. It may be a misspelling, or “ìyìn” may be a word nobody has written up yet.
ògo
glory, honor, praise, fame
glory, honor, praise, fame
àpọ́nlénoun
“àpọ́nlé” lists “iyìn” as a word built from it. No word here is spelled that way, so this page was matched to it by ignoring tone marks. It may be a misspelling, or “iyìn” may be a word nobody has written up yet.
àpọ́nlé
honor, praise
honor, praise
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 2,
where this word is spelled “iwin”.
Reference:
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