ọbịnrịn
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- obìẹn (Oǹdó)
- obìnrẹn (Ọ̀wọ̀, Ìkálẹ̀, Rẹ́mọ)
- obìrẹn (Ìlàjẹ, Ìjẹ̀bú)
- ọbụ̀rịn (Èkìtì)
Etymology
Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-bɪ̃̀rɪ̃, Olukumi obìnrẹn, Ifè ɔnɔbɛ̃̀ɛ̃, Igala ónobùlẹ
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɔ̄.bɪ̃̀.ɾɪ̃̄/
Noun
ọbị̀nrịn
- (Ekiti, Àkúrẹ́) woman, female
- Synonyms: abo, obìnrin
- (Ekiti, Àkúrẹ́) wife
- Synonyms: aya, ìyàwó, obìnrin
Coordinate terms
- ọkùnrin
Derived terms
- Mainly used among those of the Akure subdialect, for the other Ekiti form, see ọbụ̀rịn