wín
verb
/wĩ́/
hín (alternative), ị́n (alternative)
Definitions
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to be near or close to something
Similar wordsRelated wordsìhínPossibly related wordsìyínnoun Wiktionary points at “ìyín”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “iwín”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “ìyín” may be a word nobody has written up yet. iwín feces, excrement
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “wín”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
Compare with Olukumi wẹ́n and possibly Igala mẹ́, also used by SEY speakers, it has largely been replaced by sún mọ́ in standard Yoruba
Possibly used in
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ìwínnoun
Wiktionary points at “ìwín”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “iwin”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “ìwín” may be a word nobody has written up yet.
iwin
forest sprite; magical creatures whom are believed to reside in the forest and aid in the preparation of ritual medicine (òògùn)
iwín
feces, excrement
iwín
insanity, paranoia, psychosis
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 3,
where this word is spelled “win”.
Reference:
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