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erin

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Etymology

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Univerbation of er +‎ in.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /əˈrɪn/, /ɛˈrɪn/
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  • Hyphenation: er‧in
  • Rhymes: -ɪn

Adverb

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erin

  1. pronominal adverb form of in + het

Declension

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Finnish

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Noun

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erin

  1. instructive plural of erä

Anagrams

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Manchu

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Romanization

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erin

  1. Romanization of ᡝᡵᡳᠨ

Olukumi

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Etymology

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Erin

Cognate with Yoruba erin, Urhobo eni, Edo ení, Igbo enyi, Igala éli. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *é-lĩ or Proto-Yoruboid *é-nĩ. See Benue-Congo cognates, Ibibio eniin, Tee ni, Proto-Lower Cross River *é-nì:n, Proto-Ogoni *ǹnĩ, Westerman constructs a possible reconstruction to Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-ni-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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erin

  1. elephant

Sumerian

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Romanization

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erin

  1. Romanization of 𒂞 (erin)

Turkish

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Noun

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erin

  1. genitive singular of er
  2. second-person singular possessive of er

Yoruba

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Etymology 1

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Erin

Cognate with Urhobo eni, Edo ení, Igbo enyi, Igala éli, Olukumi erin, in many cognate languages, this form was replaced by a form seen in Nupe dagba, Idoma adagba, Igala adagba. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *é-lĩ or Proto-Yoruboid *é-nĩ. See Benue-Congo cognates, Ibibio eniin, Tee ni, Proto-Lower Cross River *é-nì:n, Proto-Ogoni *ǹnĩ, Westerman constructs a possible reconstruction to Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-ni-, and also suggests that it probably is of the same root as the root for four, thereby being a distant Doublet of ẹ̀rin

Pronunciation

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Noun

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erin

  1. elephant
  2. a nickname for a mighty person, in comparison to an elephant
    Synonym: àjànàkú
    ErínThe mighty one has fallen (said when a respected person dies)
Synonyms
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Yoruba Varieties and Languages - erin (elephant)
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Language FamilyVariety GroupVariety/LanguageSubdialectLocationWords
Proto-Itsekiri-SEYSoutheast YorubaEastern ÀkókóỌ̀bàỌ̀bà Àkókóerin
Ìkálẹ̀ (Ùkálẹ̀)Òkìtìpupaerin
OǹdóOǹdóein
ÌtsẹkírìÌwẹrẹiyẹmẹriko, eni, erin
OlùkùmiUgbódùerin
Proto-YorubaCentral YorubaÈkìtìÈkìtìÌfàkì Èkìtìerin
Northwest YorubaẸ̀gbáAbẹ́òkútaerin, àjànàkú
Ẹ̀gbádòAyétòròàjìnàkú
Igbógilaàjìnàkú
Ìjàkáàjìnàkú
Ìlaròóàjìnàkú
Ìṣàwọ́njọàjìnàkú
ÈkóÈkóerin, àjànàkú
ÌbàdànÌbàdànerin, àjànàkú
ÌlọrinÌlọrinerin, àjànàkú
Ọ̀yọ́Ọ̀yọ́erin, àjànàkú
Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́ (Ògbómọ̀sọ́)erin, àjànàkú
Ìwóerin, àjànàkú
Standard YorùbáNàìjíríàerin, àjànàkú
Bɛ̀nɛ̀erin, àjànàkú
Northeast Yoruba/OkunOwéKabbaerin
Ede Languages/Southwest YorubaCábɛ̀ɛ́Cábɛ̀ɛ́ (Ìdàdú)àjɛ̀nɛ̀kú
Tchaourouàjɛ̀nɛ̀kú
Ǹcà (Ìcà, Ìncà)Baàtɛàjìnàkú
Piraàjìnàkú
Banonàjìnàkú
ÌdàácàBeninIgbó Ìdàácà (Dasa Zunmɛ̀)erin, àjɛ̀nàkú
Gbómìnà (Glazwé)erin, àjɛ̀nàkú
Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-ÌjèỌ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí/ÌjèÌkpòbɛ́erin, àjìnàkú
Ọ̀húnbẹ́àjìnàkú
Onigboloàjìnàkú
Kétu/ÀnàgóÌláráàjìnàkú
Ìdọ̀fààjìnàkú
Ìmẹ̀kọàjìnàkú
Ìwòyè Kétuàjìnàkú
Kétuerin
Ifɛ̀Akpáréàdzùnàkú
Bokoàdzìnàkú
Moretanàjìnàkú
Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)àdzènàkúrú, àjìnàkú
KuraAwotébiílí
Partagoerin
Mɔ̄kɔ́léKandijua
Northern NagoKamboleàjànàkú
Manigriàjànàkú
Overseas YorubaLucumíHavanaalufán, ayanakú, ayanakun, elufán, eñi, erin, karakundo, malú allanacú, malú, ayanuko
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
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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erin

  1. The tree Picralima nitida and its seeds, which are used for traditional medicine

Etymology 3

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Ewé erin

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Noun

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erin

  1. (Ekiti) The herb Peperomia pellucida

Etymology 4

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Noun

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erín

  1. The plant Hunteria umbellata, traditionally used to make arrow poison and used in traditional medicine

Etymology 5

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Erín

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Noun

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erín

  1. a corncob, ear

Etymology 6

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From Proto-Yoruba *o-rĩ, *e-rĩ, from Proto-Edekiri *e-rĩ, *o-rĩ, ultimately from Proto-Yoruba *é-lĩ. The use of e-/o- suffixes signify the retention of an obsolete singular/plural noun market that has been obsolete since Proto-Yoruboid. Compare with Olukumi orin, Ifè orin, Itsekiri ẹrín, Igala éli

Alternative forms

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Noun

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erin

  1. (Ekiti, Eastern Akoko) Alternative form of orin (song)