eyín noun
Definitions
  1. 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
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Source: Wiktionary, where this word is spelled “eyin”. Reference: en-eyin-yo-noun-eb4zFyuh