eyín
noun
Definitions
- tooth; teeth
Etymology
Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *é-ɲĩ́. Cognate with Ayere éyĩ́, Àhàn eɲĩ, Igala ényí, Arigidi eɲĩ, and Ebira aɲɪ́. Possibly related to Bu enyiri and Tarok ìnyin, ultimately from a common Proto-Volta-Congo [Term?] source.
Dialectal synonyms “tooth” 22 varieties
Southeast Yoruba
- Ọ̀bà Àkókó
- eyín
- Mahin
- eyín
- Oǹdó
- eyín
- Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)
- ẹyín
- Usẹn
- eyín
Ìtsẹkírì
- Ìwẹrẹ
- ẹjí
Olùkùmi
- Ugbódù
- éyín
Central Yoruba
- Ìfàkì Èkìtì
- eyín
- Àkúrẹ́
- eyín
Northwest Yoruba
- Èkó
- eyín
- Ìbàdàn
- eyín
- Ìlọrin
- eyín
- Ọ̀yọ́
- eyín
- Nàìjíríà
- eyínehín
- Bɛ̀nɛ̀
- eyín
Northeast Yoruba/Okun
- Kabba
- eyín
Ede languages/Southwest Yoruba
- Cábɛ̀ɛ́ (Ìdàdú)
- iyín
- Kétu
- ɛhín
- Akpáré
- enyí
- Atakpamɛ
- enyí
- Est-Mono
- enyí
- Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)
- enyí
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “eyin”.
Reference:
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