emírín
noun
/ē.mĩ́.ɾĩ́/
emínrín (alternative), emúrẹ́n (alternative), ẹmị́rị́n (alternative)
Definitions
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a type of biting insect similar to a mosquito; gnat
Emírín ń jẹ wá lójú òde, emírín ń jẹ wá lójú òde, ọkọ ìyàwó ẹ dá wa lóhùn, emírín ń jẹ wá lójú òde. Gnats are biting us here in the open, gnats are biting us here in the open, bridegroom answer us, gnats are biting us in the open.Related wordsPossibly related wordsọ̀rọnoun Wiktionary points at “ọ̀rọ”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “ọrọ”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “ọ̀rọ” may be a word nobody has written up yet. ọrọ The plants of the Euphorbia genus, specifically Euphorbia kamerunica, often misidentified as a cactus due to their similar appearances ọ̀rọ̀ word, phrase, uttering ọ̀rọ̀ a supernatural fairy or spirit, believed to reside in physical objects and possess people ọrọ̀ wealth, riches ọ̀rọ̀ wall ọrọ̀ matters, a concern of great urgency, issue ọrọ the tree Antiaris toxicaria ọrọ́ Any of the various species of cactus, or a variety of other species of the Euphorbia genus and other genera erroneously identified as cactus ọrọ́ The plants Nesogordonia papaverifera and Sterculia rhinopetala of the former Sterculiaceae family ọrọ́ the plant Strophanthus hispidus
Etymology
Compare with Itsekiri imúrẹ́n, either derived from or borrowed into Edo imuẹ́
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “emirin”.
Reference:
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