obinrin

Yoruba

Alternative forms
  • obìẹn (Oǹdó)
  • obìnrẹn (Ọ̀wọ̀, Ìkálẹ̀, Rẹ́mọ)
  • obìrẹn (Ìlàjẹ, Ìjẹ̀bú)
  • ọbìnrin (Èkìtì)

Etymology
  • Said to have evolved from the word *òbò (“vagina”), ultimately from *ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ *bò (“to cover”), literally “That which covers”, compare with abo (“female”).
  • Possibly from òbò (“vagina”) +‎ ènìyàn (“person”), literally “Person with a vagina”

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ō.bĩ̀.ɾĩ̄/

Noun

obìnrin

  1. woman, female
    Synonym: abo
    bí ọkùnrín bá rí ejò, tí obìnrín sì pa á, kò burú; kí ejò ṣáà má ti lọ ― If a man sees a snake, and a woman kills it, that is not bad; the important thing is for the snake not to escape
  2. wife
    Synonyms: aya, ìyàwó
    èyí t'ó wù ẹ́ kò wù mí ni kò jẹ́ k'á pawó pọ̀ láti fẹ́ obìnrin ― What appeals to you may not appeal to me, this is why we cannot pool our financial resources together to marry one wife
    (proverb on personal preference)

Derived terms
  • ẹ̀kọ́ àìsàn-obìnrin (“gynecology”)
  • ẹrúbìnrin (“female slave”)
  • ìmọ̀ ìtọ́jú ẹ̀yà-ara-obìnrin (“gynecology”)
  • ìránṣẹ́bìnrin (“maid”)
  • ọbabìnrin (“queen”)
  • ọ̀gá-ilé-ìwé lóbìnrin (“headmistress”)
  • ọmọbìnrin (“girl”)
  • ọmọdébìnrin (“adolescent girl”)

Coordinate terms

References
  • Adebayo, Taofeeq SOME DIACHRONIC CHANGES IN YORUBA GRAMMAR , 2020
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