egbin
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Yoruba
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- egbi (Ekiti)
Etymology 1
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Uganda-Kob.jpg/220px-Uganda-Kob.jpg)
Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *é-gbĩ, compare with Igala égbi
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]egbin
Etymology 2
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Kullu-kullu_gi_%28Pericopsis_laxiflora%29.jpg/220px-Kullu-kullu_gi_%28Pericopsis_laxiflora%29.jpg)
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”.
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ègbin
- (idiomatic, Ekiti) Alternative form of ẹ̀gbin (“dirt, filth, refuse”)
- (idiomatic, Ekiti) Alternative form of ẹ̀gbin (“contempt, insult, humiliation”)
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 4
[edit]From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbìn (“to plant”).
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ègbìn