ẹyin

== Yoruba == === Etymology 1 === Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́-ɣɪ̃ or Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́-gɪ̃, see Igala ẹ́gẹ, Olukumi ẹ́ghẹ́n, Ifè ɛnyɛ ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɛ̄.jĩ̄/ ==== Noun ==== ẹyin egg adìyẹ yé ẹyin mẹ́wàá ― The hen laid ten eggs crust ===== Synonyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɛ̀.jĩ̄/ ==== Pronoun ==== ẹ̀yin you (emphatic second-person plural personal pronoun) you (emphatic honorific second-person singular personal pronoun) ===== Synonyms ===== ==== See also ==== === Etymology 3 === ==== Alternative forms ==== ẹ̀hìn (old orthography) èyìn (Èkìtì) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɛ̀.jĩ̀/ ==== Noun ==== ẹ̀yìn back ẹ̀yìn ológbò kì í kanlẹ̀ ― The back of a cat never touches the ground ẹ̀yìn ìyàwó kò níí mọ ẹní ― May the back of the bride not know the mat - (May the bride not lie on her back for too long for copulation before getting pregnant) (a greeting issued to a bride after a wedding as a prayer for children) aftermath ẹ wáá wo ẹ̀yìn ọ̀rọ̀ wò ― Come and see the aftermath of the matter end, final àbámọ̀ níí gbẹ̀yìn ọ̀rọ̀ ― Regret is what normally ends all human endeavors absence ==== Adverb ==== ẹ̀yìn behind Synonym: ní ẹ̀yìn oògùn tí a kò fi owó ṣe, ẹ̀yìn ààrò níí gbé ― Any medicine that does not cost any money to make, usually ends up behind the clay oven (proverb against low premium) afterwards beyond ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Etymology 4 === ==== Alternative forms ==== eyìn (Èkìtì) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɛ̄.jĩ̀/ ==== Noun ==== ẹyìn palm nut mo kọ odi ẹyìn mẹ́wàá ― I cut ten bunches of palm nut ===== Derived terms ===== epo ẹyìn (“red palm oil”)