yẹn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "yen"

Gun

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲɛ̃̄/

Noun

yẹn (plural yẹn lẹ́) (Nigeria)

  1. cassava
    Synonyms: fẹ́nyẹn, fẹ́nlínyẹn

Etymology 2

Cognates include Fon nyɛ

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲɛ̃́/

Pronoun

yẹ́n (Nigeria)

  1. I, me (emphatic first-person singular personal pronoun)

See also

Gungbe personal pronouns
Number Person Emphatic Pronoun Subject Pronoun Object Pronoun Possessive Determiner
SingularFirst nyɛ́, yẹ́n ùn, n mi , ṣié
Second jɛ̀, jẹ̀, yẹ̀, hiẹ̀ à tòwè
Third éɔ̀, úɔ̀, éwọ̀ é è étɔ̀n, étọ̀n
PluralFirst mílɛ́, mílẹ́ mítɔ̀n, mítọ̀n
Second mìlɛ́, mìlẹ́ mìtɔ̀n, mìtọ̀n
Third yélɛ́, yélẹ́ yétɔ̀n, yétọ̀n

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Clipping of ìyẹn. Coganate with Ìjẹ̀bú, Ìkálẹ̀ Yoruba yẹ̀n

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ꜜjɛ̃̄/

Determiner

yẹn

  1. that
    Antonym: yìí (this)
    Ọdún kan náà yẹn ni mo gbéyàwóThat same year is when I got married
    Mo fẹ́ ka ìwé yẹnI want to read that book

Etymology 2

Clipping of ìyẹ̀n. Cognates with Yoruba yẹn

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɛ̃̀/

Determiner

yẹ̀n

  1. (Ijebu, Ikalẹ) that
Derived terms
  • wáyẹ̀n (like that)
  • yẹ̀n wà (is that)

Etymology 3

Cognates with Yoruba yín

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɛ̃́/

Verb

yẹ́n

  1. (Ijebu) to lay an egg

Etymology 4

Cognates with Yoruba yìn

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɛ̃̀/

Verb

yẹ̀n

  1. (Ijebu) to praise
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