egbin
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Yoruba[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- egbi (Ekiti)
Etymology 1[edit]
Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *é-gbĩ, compare with Igala égbi
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Noun[edit]
egbin
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
egbin
- The plants Pericopsis laxiflora and Pericopsis elata (African teak, afromosia)
Etymology 3[edit]
From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbin (“to groan, to display displeasure”), literally “That which causes one to display disgust”.
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Noun[edit]
ègbin
- (idiomatic, Ekiti) Alternative form of ẹ̀gbin (“dirt, filth, refuse”)
- (idiomatic, Ekiti) Alternative form of ẹ̀gbin (“contempt, insult, humiliation”)
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Etymology 4[edit]
From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbìn (“to plant”).
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Noun[edit]
ègbìn