ẹyin
noun
/ɛ̄.jĩ̄/
spelling unconfirmed
Definitions
-
egg
adìyẹ yé ẹyin mẹ́wàá The hen laid ten eggs
- crust
Etymology
Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́-ɣɪ̃ or Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́-gɪ̃, see Igala ẹ́gẹ, Olukumi ẹ́ghẹ́n, Ifè ɛnyɛ
Dialectal synonyms “egg” 33 varieties
Southeast Yoruba
- Ìjẹ̀bú Òde
- ẹwẹn
- Ìkòròdú
- ẹghẹn
- Ṣágámù
- ẹghẹn
- Oǹdó
- ẹghẹn
- Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)
- ẹghẹn
Olùkùmi
- Ugbódù
- ẹ́ghẹ́n
Central Yoruba
- Àdó Èkìtì
- ẹịn
- Àkúrẹ́
- ẹịn
- Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì
- ẹịn
- Ilé Ifẹ̀ (Ulé Ufẹ̀)
- ẹịn
Northwest Yoruba
- Èbúté Mẹ́tà
- ẹyin
- Èkó
- ẹyin
- Ìbàdàn
- ẹyin
- Òṣogbo (Òsogbo)
- ẹyin
- Ìlá Ọ̀ràngún
- ẹ̀gin
- Ìlọrin
- ẹyin
- Ọ̀yọ́
- ẹyin
- Nàìjíríà
- ẹyin
Northeast Yoruba/Okun
- Ìsánlú Ìtẹ̀dó
- ẹyin
- Kabba
- ẹ̀ghin
Ede languages/Southwest Yoruba
- Sokode
- eyĩ
- Cábɛ̀ɛ́ (Ìdàdú)
- iyin
- Tchaourou
- iyin
- Baàtɛ
- eyĩ
- Akpáré
- ɛyɛ̃
- Atakpamɛ
- ɛyɛ̃
- Boko
- ɛyɛ
- Moretan
- ɛyɛ̃
- Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)
- ɛnyɛ
- Awotébi
- ínyɛ́
- Partago
- ɛnyɛ
- Kambole
- ɛyɛ̃
- Manigri
- ɛnyɛ
Used in
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “ẹyin”.
Reference:
en-ẹyin-yo-noun-NHB8P0Df