eyi

See also: èyì

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (eygü, “good”), from Proto-Turkic *ed-gü (“good, excellent”), derived from Proto-Turkic *ed (“thing, goods”). Cognate with Turkish iyi, Turkish eyi (dialectal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈji/

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Adjective

eyi (comparative daha eyi, superlative ən eyi)

1. (archaic) good

   Synonym: yaxşı

Further reading

• “eyi” in Obastan.com.

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Numeral

se

1. (it is) three in number.

References

• Valentín Isidro Reyes (2012); Vocabulario nauatl-español, material de apoyo para la enseñanza de la lengua nauatl, Universidad Pedagógica Nacional, diversidad intercultural, Mexico City, Mexico.

Central Nahuatl

Central Nahuatl cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : eyi     Ordinal : inic eyi

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl eyi

Numeral

eyi

1. three.

Classical Nahuatl

Classical Nahuatl cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : ēyi     Ordinal : ic ēyi     Adverbial : ēxpa     Distributive : ēēyi, ehēyi

Alternative forms

• ei, ey, yei, yey (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *eːyɨ, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pahi. Compare Pipil yey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈéː.ji], [ˈjéː.ji]

Numeral

ēyi

1. three
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250r:

     3    tres.yei.

     3    three. yei.

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 118v. col. 1:

     3   Tres . yey.

     3   Three. yey.

   • Idem, f. 28r. col. 2.

     ¶Ey . tres.

     ¶Ey. three.

   • Idem, f. 35r. col. 1.

     Yei.tres.

     Yei. three.

Derived terms

• chicuēyi
• ēpāntli
• ētetl
• ētlamantli
• ēyilhuitl

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 118v, 28r, 35r

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : eyi     Ordinal : expa

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl eyi

Numeral

eyi

1. three.

Nupe

Eyì

Pronunciation

1. IPA^(key): /ē.jì/

Noun

eyì

1. maize; corn

Toro

Noun

eyi

1. bush
2. farm

References

• Roger Blench, The Toro language of Central Nigeria and its affinities (2012)

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ìyí (SEY)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /è.jí/

Pronoun

èyí

1. this thing/person

   Antonym: ìyẹn (“that”)

   Èyí ni mo fẹ́ rà ― This is what I want to buy

   Àǹtí mi ni èyí ― This is my auntie

Synonyms

Yoruba varieties (this)

Language Family	Variety Group	Variety	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìjẹ̀bú	ìwé
		Ìkálẹ̀	ìyí
		Ìlàjẹ	ìyí
		Oǹdó	ìyí
		Ọ̀wọ̀	ìyí
		Usẹn	-
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	èí
		Ifẹ̀	-
		Ìgbómìnà	-
		Ìjẹ̀ṣà	-
		Western Àkókó	-
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì	-
		Ẹ̀gbá	-
		Ìbàdàn	èyí
		Ọ̀yọ́	èyí
		Standard Yorùbá	èyí
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Ìbùnú	-
		Ìjùmú	-
		Ìyàgbà	-
		Owé	èìn
		Ọ̀wọ̀rọ̀	-

Derived terms

• báyìí
• eléyìí
• léyìí
• nìyí
• tóyìí
• yìí
• èyíkéyìí