egbin
Yoruba
Etymology 1
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Egbin
Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *é-gbĩ, compare with Igala égbi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ē.ɡ͡bĩ̄/
Noun
egbin
- kob
- ọmọ́ dára bí egbin ― The child is as beautiful as an egbin
Etymology 2
![](Images/wiktionary/Kullu-kullu_gi_(Pericopsis_laxiflora).jpg.webp)
Igi egbin púpọ̀
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ē.ɡ͡bĩ̄/
Noun
egbin
- The plants Pericopsis laxiflora and Pericopsis elata
Etymology 3
From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbin (“to groan, to display displeasure”), literally “That which causes one to display disgust”.
Alternative forms
- ẹ̀gbin
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /è.ɡ͡bĩ̄/
Noun
ègbin
- (idiomatic, Ekiti) Alternative form of ẹ̀gbin (“dirt, filth, refuse”)
- Synonyms: ìdọ̀tí, èrírí, pàǹtí
- (idiomatic, Ekiti) Alternative form of ẹ̀gbin (“contempt, insult, humiliation”)
- Synonyms: ìwọ̀sí, àrífín, ẹ̀sín, ẹ̀tẹ́
Derived terms
- elégbin (“dirty”)
- lígbin (“to be dirty”)
Etymology 4
From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbìn (“to plant”).
Alternative forms
- ẹ̀gbìn
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /è.ɡ͡bĩ̀/
Noun
ègbìn
- (horticulture, Ekiti) Alternative form of ẹ̀gbìn (“plant, crop”)
- Synonym: ọ̀gbìn