oyin

== Ayere == === Noun === oyin water === References === Roger Blench, The Ayere and Ahan languages of Central Nigeria and their affinities (2007), page 3 == Gun == === Alternative forms === onyi (Benin) === Etymology === From Proto-Gbe *-yĩ. Cognates include Fon nyì, Saxwe Gbe onyì, Ewe enyi === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ō.ɲĩ̀/ === Noun === oyìn (plural oyìn lẹ́) (Nigeria) cow, cattle Oyìn lọ́ kló táún ― The cow is big ==== Derived terms ==== ==== References ==== == Nkonya == === Etymology === Cognate with Gikyode ɔnyen, Chumburung ɔnyare̱, Nawuri ɔnyɩn, Gonja enyɛn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oyĩ/ === Noun === oyin (plural ayin) man == Yoruba == === Etymology 1 === Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *o-ɲĩ, from Proto-Edekiri *o-ɲĩ. Compare with Olukumi oyin, Ifè oyin, Itsekiri oyin, Aja enyi, Fon wiin, Gun owín ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ō.jĩ̄/ ==== Noun ==== oyin bee Synonym: oyin àdò àwọn oyín ṣí sí ara igi ― The bees swarmed around the tree honey Synonym: oyin ìgàn wọ́n fi ahán lá oyin ― They licked honey with their tongue sweetness (in comparison to honey) Synonym: adùn ìpàdé e wa bí oyin o ― May our meeting be as sweet as honey ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ō.jĩ̄/ ==== Noun ==== oyin African mango tree (Irvingia gabonensis), of which the seeds of its fruit are used in soups like ọgbọnọ and ààpọ̀n Synonym: oró