See oyin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "honeycomb",
"word": "afárá oyin"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "one with a sweet voice",
"word": "alóyinlóhùn"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "to be as sweet as honey",
"word": "dùn bí oyin"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "honey beans",
"word": "ẹ̀wà olóyin"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "beehive",
"word": "ilé oyin"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "apiculture",
"word": "iṣẹ́-ọ̀sìn-oyin"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "beekeeper, something that is sweet",
"word": "olóyin"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "A Yoruba name meaning, \"The sweetness of royalty\"",
"word": "Oyinadé"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "A Yoruba name meaning, \"Sweetness has been added to honor\"",
"word": "Oyínkánsọ́lá"
}
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"name": "inh"
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},
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},
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},
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}
],
"etymology_text": "Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *o-ɲĩ, from Proto-Edekiri *o-ɲĩ. Compare with Olukumi oyin, Ifè oyin, Itsekiri oyin, Aja enyi, Fon wiin, Gun owín",
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4,
8
]
],
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5,
9
]
],
"english": "The bees swarmed around the tree",
"text": "àwọn oyín ṣí sí ara igi",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"bee"
],
"id": "en-oyin-yo-noun-YsuBtZBK",
"links": [
[
"bee",
"bee"
]
],
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{
"word": "oyin àdò"
}
]
},
{
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{
"_dis": "0 76 21 2",
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"name": "Honey",
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"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "11 45 13 31",
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}
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12,
17
]
],
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16,
20
]
],
"english": "They licked honey with their tongue",
"text": "wọ́n fi ahán lá oyin",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"honey"
],
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"honey",
"honey"
]
],
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{
"word": "oyin ìgàn"
}
]
},
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},
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22,
27
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14,
18
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],
"english": "May our meeting be as sweet as honey",
"text": "ìpàdé e wa bí oyin o",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"sweetness (in comparison to honey)"
],
"id": "en-oyin-yo-noun-UQkwi2ov",
"links": [
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"sweetness",
"sweetness"
]
],
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{
"word": "adùn"
}
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/ō.jĩ̄/"
}
],
"word": "oyin"
}
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},
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{
"categories": [],
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"African mango tree (Irvingia gabonensis), of which the seeds of its fruit are used in soups like ọgbọnọ and ààpọ̀n"
],
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[
"Irvingia gabonensis",
"Irvingia gabonensis#Translingual"
],
[
"ọgbọnọ",
"ọgbọnọ#Yoruba"
],
[
"ààpọ̀n",
"aapọn#Yoruba"
]
],
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"word": "oró"
}
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/ō.jĩ̄/"
}
],
"word": "oyin"
}
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"Yoruba lemmas",
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"Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Edekiri",
"Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Yoruba",
"Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Edekiri",
"Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Yoruba",
"Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Yoruba terms with redundant head parameter",
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"yo:Honey",
"yo:Insects",
"yo:Plants"
],
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"english": "honeycomb",
"word": "afárá oyin"
},
{
"english": "one with a sweet voice",
"word": "alóyinlóhùn"
},
{
"english": "to be as sweet as honey",
"word": "dùn bí oyin"
},
{
"english": "honey beans",
"word": "ẹ̀wà olóyin"
},
{
"english": "beehive",
"word": "ilé oyin"
},
{
"english": "apiculture",
"word": "iṣẹ́-ọ̀sìn-oyin"
},
{
"english": "beekeeper, something that is sweet",
"word": "olóyin"
},
{
"english": "A Yoruba name meaning, \"The sweetness of royalty\"",
"word": "Oyinadé"
},
{
"english": "A Yoruba name meaning, \"Sweetness has been added to honor\"",
"word": "Oyínkánsọ́lá"
}
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"name": "inh"
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"2": "oyin"
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"expansion": "Olukumi oyin",
"name": "cog"
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"2": "oyin"
},
"expansion": "Ifè oyin",
"name": "cog"
},
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"2": "oyin"
},
"expansion": "Itsekiri oyin",
"name": "cog"
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"1": "aja",
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},
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"name": "cog"
},
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"1": "fon",
"2": "wiin"
},
"expansion": "Fon wiin",
"name": "cog"
},
{
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"1": "guw",
"2": "owín"
},
"expansion": "Gun owín",
"name": "cog"
}
],
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},
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},
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9
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}
],
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"bee"
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"bee",
"bee"
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"word": "oyin àdò"
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20
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"english": "They licked honey with their tongue",
"text": "wọ́n fi ahán lá oyin",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"honey"
],
"links": [
[
"honey",
"honey"
]
],
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{
"word": "oyin ìgàn"
}
]
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22,
27
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14,
18
]
],
"english": "May our meeting be as sweet as honey",
"text": "ìpàdé e wa bí oyin o",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"sweetness (in comparison to honey)"
],
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],
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],
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],
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"ọgbọnọ",
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],
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}
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