lẹ́yìn
prep
/lɛ́.jĩ̀/
lẹ́hìn (alternative), léyìn (alternative), nẹ́yìn (alternative)
Definitions
- behind
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “lẹ́yìn”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
From ní (“in; to have”) + ẹ̀yìn (“back, behind, legacy”). Older sources and many names will use the form lẹ́hìn
Component words
níin; to have
ẹ̀yìnback, behind, legacy
2 entries are spelled “ẹ̀yìn”. The etymology calls it “back, behind, legacy”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
ẹ̀yìn
back
ẹ̀yìn
behind
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Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “lẹyin”.
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