egbin
التعريفات والمعاني
== Yoruba ==
=== Alternative forms ===
egbi (Ekiti)
=== Etymology 1 ===
Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *é-gbĩ, compare with Igala égbi
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /ē.ɡ͡bĩ̄/
==== Noun ====
egbin
kob (Kobus kob)
ọmọ́ dára bí egbin ― The child is as beautiful as an egbin
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /ē.ɡ͡bĩ̄/
==== Noun ====
egbin
The plants Pericopsis laxiflora and Pericopsis elata (African teak, afromosia)
=== Etymology 3 ===
From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbin (“to groan, to display displeasure”), literally “That which causes one to display disgust”.
==== Alternative forms ====
ẹ̀gbin
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /è.ɡ͡bĩ̄/
==== Noun ====
ègbin
(idiomatic, Ekiti) alternative form of ẹ̀gbin (“dirt, filth, refuse”)
Synonyms: ìdọ̀tí, èrírí, pàǹtí
(idiomatic, Ekiti) alternative form of ẹ̀gbin (“contempt, insult, humiliation”)
Synonyms: ìwọ̀sí, àrífín, ẹ̀sín, ẹ̀tẹ́
===== Derived terms =====
elégbin (“dirty”)
lígbin (“to be dirty”)
=== Etymology 4 ===
From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbìn (“to plant”).
==== Alternative forms ====
ẹ̀gbìn
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /è.ɡ͡bĩ̀/
==== Noun ====
ègbìn
(horticulture, Ekiti) alternative form of ẹ̀gbìn (“plant, crop”)
Synonym: ọ̀gbìn