egbin
Yoruba
editAlternative forms
edit- egbi (Ekiti)
Etymology 1
editProposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *é-gbĩ, compare with Igala égbi
Pronunciation
editNoun
editegbin
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
editNoun
editegbin
- The plants Pericopsis laxiflora and Pericopsis elata (African teak, afromosia)
Etymology 3
editFrom è- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbin (“to groan, to display displeasure”), literally “That which causes one to display disgust”.
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editNoun
editègbin
- (idiomatic, Ekiti) Alternative form of ẹ̀gbin (“dirt, filth, refuse”)
- (idiomatic, Ekiti) Alternative form of ẹ̀gbin (“contempt, insult, humiliation”)
Derived terms
editEtymology 4
editFrom è- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbìn (“to plant”).
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editNoun
editègbìn