oyin

Ayere

Noun

oyin

water

References

Roger Blench, The Ayere and Ahan languages of Central Nigeria and their affinities (2007), page 3

Gun

Oyìn àwè

Alternative forms

onyì (Benin)

Etymology

From Proto-Gbe *-yĩ. Cognates include Fon nyì, Saxwe Gbe onyì, Ewe enyi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ō.ɲĩ̀/

Audio (Nigeria)

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Noun

oyìn (plural oyìn lẹ́) (Nigeria)

cow, cattle
Oyìn lọ́ kló táún ― The cow is big

Derived terms

oyìnsì (“cow (female)”)
oyìnsú (“cow (male)”)
oyìnvú (“calf”)

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Oyin tó ba lórí òdòdó

Ìyọkúrò oyin láti inú afárá oyin

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

afárá oyin (“honeycomb”)
alóyinlóhùn (“one with a sweet voice”)
dùn bí oyin (“to be as sweet as honey”)
ẹ̀wà olóyin (“honey beans”)
ilé oyin (“beehive”)
iṣẹ́-ọ̀sìn-oyin (“apiculture”)
olóyin (“beekeeper, something that is sweet”)
Oyinadé (“A Yoruba name meaning, "The sweetness of royalty"”)
Oyínkánsọ́lá (“A Yoruba name meaning, "Sweetness has been added to honor"”)

Etymology 2

Igi oyin pẹ̀lú èso

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

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