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Meaning of ẹní | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
è.nĩ̀

Definitions

  1. person, one
  2. straw mat; usually used for sleeping
  3. bonus after a purchase
  4. Lagos form of òní (“today”)

Equivalents

English one

Examples

“Òní lẹ̀gbọ́n ọ̀la, ìrì wọ̀wọ̀ọ́ ṣẹ̀gbọ́n òjò; ibi ènì l'à á pa ọmọ-alákàràá sí.”

Today is the older sibling to tomorrow, just as heavy dews are the older siblings to the rain; the child seller of fried bean cake gets killed on the issue of a bonus (proverb on degrees and consequences))

“Èní ni ọjọ́-ọjà”

Today is the market day.

“baba ń hun ẹní”

The father is weaving a mat

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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