eji

See also: éji, èj́i, e'ji, and èjí

Ayere

Etymology

Probably related to Yoruba eji

Noun

eji

1. rain

References

• Roger Blench, The Ayere and Ahan languages of Central Nigeria and their affinities (2007), page 3

Igala

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Cardinal: èjì     Ordinal: ẹ̀kéjì

Etymology

Likely from Proto-Yoruboid *(è-)jì. Cognates include Yoruba èjì, Itsekiri meji, Olukumi èzì, and Ifè méèdzì.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /èd͡ʒì/

Numeral

èjì

1. two

Yoruba

Yoruba numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: èjì     Counting: eéjì     Adjectival: méjì     Ordinal: kejì     Adverbial: ẹ̀ẹ̀mejì     Distributive: méjì méjì     Collective: méjèèjì     Fractional: ìdajì

Etymology 1

Likely from Proto-Yoruboid *(è-)jì. Cognates include Igala èjì, Itsekiri meji, Olukumi èzì, and Ifè méèdzì.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /è.d͡ʒì/

Numeral

èjì

1. two

Derived terms

• eéjì
• méjì
• kejì

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /è.d͡ʒí/

Noun

èjí

1. gap tooth, diastema

Etymology 3

Possibly derived from Proto-Yoruboid *é-ji or Proto-Yoruboid *á-ji. Cognate with Igala áji (“river, stream, any type of body of water”) and Arigidi edʒĩ (“water”), Arigidi ùdʒi, Adja eji, Fon jĭ (“rain”), likely originally served as a synonym for water or any water-related noun in Proto-Yoruboid before becoming defined more narrowly. The root verb "ji" may be cognate with Nupe jè (“to flow, to run (as water)”), compare with Nupe èjè (“current, tide of water”), possibly from the root Proto-Niger-Congo *-gi (“water”)

Alternative forms

• ezi (Ào)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ē.d͡ʒī/

Noun

eji

1. rain, downpour

   Synonym: òjò

   òjò kò bẹ́nìkan ṣọ̀rẹ́, ẹni ejí bá ni eji ń pa

   The rain is not a friend of anybody, it rains on whoever gets exposed to it

   (proverb on neutrality of the law)

Derived terms

• Abéjidé