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Meaning of Ẹsinmirin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ɛ̀.sĩ̀.mĩ̀.ɾĩ̀

Definitions

  1. any big river or body of water, usually referring to the Niger river
    obsolete
  2. Niger river; the spirit of the Niger river
    obsolete
  3. a body of water in the town of Ifẹ̀, featured in the story of Mọrèmí. The fact that there exists no well known river in Ifẹ̀ that is known as the Ẹ̀sìnmìnrìn may suggest the story points to the Niger river or the use of the term as one for a general large body of water
    broadly
  4. a female water divinity believed to be the spirit of the Ẹ̀sìnmìrìn river
    broadly

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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