ipin

See also: I-pin

Yoruba

Etymology

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ pín (“to share out; to divide”), literally “one's lot, one's portion”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ì.k͡pĩ́/

Noun

ìpín

  1. the act of dividing something into parts
  2. portion, division, section
  3. (drama) act
  4. share
  5. destiny, fate (literally "one's life portion")
    Synonyms: àyànmọ́, kádàrá, ìpín-àìrò
  6. (mathematics) quotient

Derived terms
  • Ẹlẹ́rìí ìpín (“nickname for Orunmila”)
  • Ìpín (literally “one's personal orisha, orisha of destiny and luck”)
  • ìpín-afọ̀ (“paragraph”)
  • ìpín-agbàláyè (“quota”)
  • ìpín-àṣẹ́-sí-ẹlẹ́kajẹ̀ka (“decentralization”)
  • ìpín-àṣẹsí-ọ̀tọ̀ọ̀tọ̀ (“separation of powers”)
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