Meaning of eyin | Babel Free

Definitions

1. egg
2. back
3. palm nut
4. tooth; teeth
5. crust
6. aftermath
7. end, final
8. absence
9. Equivalent to 'back': A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort...

Equivalents

Examples

“adìyẹ yé ẹyin mẹ́wàá”

The hen laid ten eggs

“ẹ̀yìn ológbò kì í kanlẹ̀”

The back of a cat never touches the ground

“ẹ̀yìn ìyàwó kò níí mọ ẹní”

May the back of the bride not know the mat - (May the bride not lie on her back for too long for copulation before getting pregnant)

“ẹ wáá wo ẹ̀yìn ọ̀rọ̀ wò”

Come and see the aftermath of the matter

“àbámọ̀ níí gbẹ̀yìn ọ̀rọ̀”

Regret is what normally ends all human endeavors

“mo kọ odi ẹyìn mẹ́wàá”

I cut ten bunches of palm nut

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