ẹyin

See also: eyin

Yoruba

ẹyin ògòǹgò

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

1. egg

   adìyẹ yé ẹyin mẹ́wàá ― The hen laid ten eggs

2. crust

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - ẹyin (“egg”)
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Language Family	Variety Group	Variety/Language	Subdialect	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	ẹwẹn
			Rẹ́mọ	Ìkòròdú	ẹghẹn
				Ṣágámù	ẹghẹn
		Oǹdó		Oǹdó	ẹghẹn
		Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)		Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)	ẹghẹn
	Olùkùmi			Ugbódù	ẹ́ghẹ́n
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	ẹịn
			Àkúrẹ́	Àkúrẹ́	ẹịn
			Mọ̀bà	Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì	ẹịn
		Ifẹ̀ (Ufẹ̀)		Ilé Ifẹ̀ (Ulé Ufẹ̀)	ẹịn
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì		Èbúté Mẹ́tà	ẹyin
		Èkó		Èkó	ẹyin
		Ìbàdàn		Ìbàdàn	ẹyin
		Ìbọ̀lọ́		Òṣogbo (Òsogbo)	ẹyin
		Ìgbómìnà		Ìlá Ọ̀ràngún	ẹ̀gin
		Ìlọrin		Ìlọrin	ẹyin
		Ọ̀yọ́		Ọ̀yọ́	ẹyin
		Standard Yorùbá		Nàìjíríà	ẹyin
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Ìyàgbà		Ìsánlú Ìtẹ̀dó	ẹyin
		Owé		Kabba	ẹ̀ghin
	Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ana		Sokode	eyĩ
		Cábɛ̀ɛ́		Cábɛ̀ɛ́ (Ìdàdú)	iyin
				Tchaourou	iyin
		Ǹcà (Ìcà, Ìncà)		Baàtɛ	eyĩ
		Ifɛ̀		Akpáré	ɛyɛ̃
				Atakpamɛ	ɛyɛ̃
				Boko	ɛyɛ
				Moretan	ɛyɛ̃
				Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)	ɛnyɛ
		Kura		Awotébi	ínyɛ́
				Partago	ɛnyɛ
		Northern Nago		Kambole	ɛyɛ̃
				Manigri	ɛnyɛ
Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo.

Derived terms

• ẹlẹ́yin (“egg seller”)
• ẹyin díndín (“fried egg”)
• ẹyin sísè (“boiled egg”)
• ẹyinjú (“eyeball”)
• ẹyinjú (“eye ball”)
• pupa ẹyin (“egg yolk”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.jĩ̄/

Pronoun

ẹ̀yin

1. you (emphatic second-person plural personal pronoun)
2. you (emphatic honorific second-person singular personal pronoun)

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - ẹ̀yin (“you, pl.”)
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Language Family	Variety Group	Variety/Language	Subdialect	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Eastern Àkókó	Ṣúpárè	Ṣúpárè Àkókó	ẹ̀ghẹn
		Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè)		Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè)	àghan
		Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	ẹ̀wẹn
			Rẹ́mọ	Ẹ̀pẹ́	ẹ̀wẹn
				Ìkòròdú	ẹ̀wẹn
				Ṣágámù	ẹ̀wẹn
		Ìkálẹ̀ (Ùkálẹ̀)		Òkìtìpupa	àghan
		Ìlàjẹ (Ùlàjẹ)		Mahin	àghan
		Oǹdó		Oǹdó	àghan
		Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)		Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)	ẹ̀ghẹn
		Usẹn		Usẹn	àghan
	Ìtsẹkírì			Ìwẹrẹ	àghan
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	ìn-in
			Àkúrẹ́	Àkúrẹ́	ìn-in
			Mọ̀bà	Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì	ìn-in
		Ifẹ̀ (Ufẹ̀)		Ilé Ifẹ̀ (Ulé Ufẹ̀)	ẹ̀ghin
		Òkè Igbó		Òkè Igbó	ẹ̀ghin
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì		Èbúté Mẹ́tà	ẹ̀yin
				Ìgbẹsà	ẹ̀yi
				Ọ̀tà	ẹ̀yi
				Agége	ẹ̀yi
				Ìlogbò Erémi	ẹ̀yi
		Èkó		Èkó	ẹ̀yin
		Ìbàdàn		Ìbàdàn	ẹ̀yin
		Ìbàràpá		Igbó Òrà	ẹ̀yin
		Ìbọ̀lọ́		Òṣogbo (Òsogbo)	ẹ̀yin
		Ìlọrin		Ìlọrin	ẹ̀yin
		Ọ̀yọ́		Ọ̀yọ́	ẹ̀yin
				Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́ (Ògbómọ̀sọ́)	ẹ̀yin
				Ìkirè	ẹ̀yin
				Ìwó	ẹ̀yin
		Standard Yorùbá		Nàìjíríà	ẹ̀yin
				Bɛ̀nɛ̀	ɛ̀yin
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Ìyàgbà		Ìsánlú Ìtẹ̀dó	ẹ̀ghin
		Owé		Kabba	ẹ̀ghin
	Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ìdàácà	Benin	Igbó Ìdàácà (Dasa Zunmɛ̀)	ìnyi
		Ifɛ̀		Akpáré	ɛ̀ŋɛ
				Atakpamɛ	ɛ̀ŋɛ
				Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)	ɛ̀ŋɛ
	Overseas Yoruba	Lucumí		Havana	egüin
Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo.

See also

Affirmative subject pronouns

	singular	plural or honorific
1st person	mo	a
2nd person	o	ẹ
3rd person	ó	wọ́n

Negative subject pronouns

	singular	plural or honorific
1st person	mi / n	a
2nd person	o	ẹ
3rd person	[pronoun dropped]	wọn

Object pronouns

	singular	plural or honorific
1st person	mi	wa
2nd person	ọ / ẹ	yín
3rd person	[preceding vowel repeated for monosyllabic verbs] / ẹ̀	wọn

Note: except for yín, object pronouns have a high tone following a low or mid tone monosyllabic verb, and a mid tone following a high tone. For complex verbs, the tone does not change.

Emphatic pronouns

	singular	plural or honorific
1st person	èmi	àwa
2nd person	ìwọ	ẹ̀yin
3rd person	òun	àwọn

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

• ẹ̀hìn (old orthography)
• èyìn (Èkìtì)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.jĩ̀/

Noun

ẹ̀yìn

1. 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)

2. aftermath

   ẹ wáá wo ẹ̀yìn ọ̀rọ̀ wò ― Come and see the aftermath of the matter

3. end, final

   àbámọ̀ níí gbẹ̀yìn ọ̀rọ̀ ― Regret is what normally ends all human endeavors

4. absence

Adverb

ẹ̀yìn

1. 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)

2. afterwards
3. beyond

Synonyms

Yoruba varieties (after, behind, back, etc.)

Language Family	Variety Group	Variety	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìjẹ̀bú	ẹ̀ìn, ẹ̀yìn
		Ìkálẹ̀	-
		Ìlàjẹ	-
		Oǹdó	-
		Ọ̀wọ̀	-
		Usẹn	-
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	èyìn
		Ifẹ̀	-
		Ìgbómìnà	-
		Ìjẹ̀ṣà	-
		Western Àkókó	-
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì	-
		Ẹ̀gbá	-
		Ìbàdàn	ẹ̀yìn
		Òǹkò	-
		Ọ̀yọ́	ẹ̀yìn
		Standard Yorùbá	ẹ̀yìn
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Ìbùnú	-
		Ìjùmú	-
		Ìyàgbà	àyìn
		Owé	àyìn
		Ọ̀wọ̀rọ̀	-

Derived terms

• alátìlẹyìn (“supporter”)
• eegun ẹ̀yìn (“spine”)
• ní àsẹ̀yìnwá àsẹ̀yìnbọ̀ (“ultimately”)
• ọ̀pá ẹ̀yìn (“backbone”)

Etymology 4

Ẹyìn púpọ̀

Alternative forms

• eyìn (Èkìtì)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̄.jĩ̀/

Noun

ẹyìn

1. palm nut

   mo kọ odi ẹyìn mẹ́wàá ― I cut ten bunches of palm nut

Derived terms

• epo ẹyìn (“red palm oil”)