# ẹjẹ
## Yoruba
### Etymology

Cognates include Igala ẹ̀bìẹ̀, ultimately proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ̀-byɛ̀, equivalent *ɛ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ *byɛ̀. Compare Nupe egyà

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɛ̀.d͡ʒɛ̀/

### Noun

ẹ̀jẹ̀
* blood
    Synonym: ipọ́n

#### Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - ẹ̀jẹ̀ (“blood”) :
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| Language Family | Variety Group | Variety/Language | Subdialect | Location | Words |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ào | Ào | Ìdóàní | ẹ̀zẹ̀ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè) | Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè) | Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè) | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | Ìjẹ̀bú | Ìjẹ̀bú Òde | ẹpọ́n, ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | Rẹ́mọ | Ẹ̀pẹ́ | ẹpọ́n, ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | Rẹ́mọ | Ìkòròdú | ẹpọ́n, ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | Rẹ́mọ | Ṣágámù | ẹpọ́n, ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ifọ́n | Ifọ́n | Ifọ́n | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìkálẹ̀ (Ùkálẹ̀) | Ìkálẹ̀ (Ùkálẹ̀) | Òkìtìpupa | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìlàjẹ (Ùlàjẹ) | Ìlàjẹ (Ùlàjẹ) | Mahin | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Oǹdó | Oǹdó | Oǹdó | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀) | Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀) | Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀) | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Usẹn | Usẹn | Usẹn | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Ìtsẹkírì | Ìtsẹkírì | Ìtsẹkírì | Ìwẹrẹ | isangí, ẹ̀jẹ̀n, abaghari |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Olùkùmi | Olùkùmi | Olùkùmi | Ugbódù | ẹ̀zẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | Èkìtì | Àdó Èkìtì | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | Èkìtì | Òdè Èkìtì | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | Àkúrẹ́ | Àkúrẹ́ | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | Mọ̀bà | Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Ifẹ̀ (Ufẹ̀) | Ifẹ̀ (Ufẹ̀) | Ilé Ifẹ̀ (Ulé Ufẹ̀) | ìjẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀ṣà (Ùjẹ̀ṣà) | Ìjẹ̀ṣà (Ùjẹ̀ṣà) | Iléṣà (Uléṣà) | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Òkè Igbó | Òkè Igbó | Òkè Igbó | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Western Àkókó | Western Àkókó | Ọ̀gbàgì Àkókó | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Àwórì | Àwórì | Èbúté Mẹ́tà | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ẹ̀gbá | Ẹ̀gbá | Abẹ́òkúta | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ẹ̀gbádò | Ẹ̀gbádò | Ìjàká | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Èkó | Èkó | Èkó | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìbàdàn | Ìbàdàn | Ìbàdàn | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìbàràpá | Ìbàràpá | Igbó Òrà | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìbọ̀lọ́ | Ìbọ̀lọ́ | Òṣogbo (Òsogbo) | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìbọ̀lọ́ | Ìbọ̀lọ́ | Ọ̀fà | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìgbómìnà | Ìgbómìnà | Ìlá Ọ̀ràngún | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìgbómìnà | Ìgbómìnà | Ìfẹ́lódùn LGA | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìgbómìnà | Ìgbómìnà | Ìrẹ́pọ̀dùn LGA | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìgbómìnà | Ìgbómìnà | Ìsin LGA | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìlọrin | Ìlọrin | Ìlọrin | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Oǹkó | Òtù | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Oǹkó | Ìwéré Ilé | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Oǹkó | Òkèhò | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Oǹkó | Ìsẹ́yìn | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Oǹkó | Ṣakí | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Oǹkó | Tedé | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Oǹkó | Ìgbẹ́tì | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ọ̀yọ́ | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́ (Ògbómọ̀sọ́) | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ìkirè | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ìwó | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Standard Yorùbá | Standard Yorùbá | Nàìjíríà | ẹ̀jẹ̀, ẹpọ́n, ipọ́n |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Standard Yorùbá | Standard Yorùbá | Bɛ̀nɛ̀ | ɛ̀jɛ̀, ɛkpɔ́n, ikpɔ́n |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northeast Yoruba/Okun | Gbẹ̀dẹ̀ | Gbẹ̀dẹ̀ | Ìyá Gbẹ̀dẹ̀ | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northeast Yoruba/Okun | Ìbùnú | Ìbùnú | Bùnú | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northeast Yoruba/Okun | Ìjùmú | Ìjùmú | Ìjùmú | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northeast Yoruba/Okun | Ìkìrì | Ìkìrì | Akutupa Kiri | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northeast Yoruba/Okun | Ìyàgbà | Ìyàgbà | Ìsánlú Ìtẹ̀dó | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northeast Yoruba/Okun | Owé | Owé | Kabba | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northeast Yoruba/Okun | Ọ̀wọ́rọ̀ | Ọ̀wọ́rọ̀ | Lọ́kọ́ja | ẹ̀jẹ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ana | Ana | Sokode | ɛ̀jɛ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Cábɛ̀ɛ́ | Cábɛ̀ɛ́ | Cábɛ̀ɛ́ (Ìdàdú) | ɛ̀jɛ̀, ɛ̀kpɔ́n |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Cábɛ̀ɛ́ | Cábɛ̀ɛ́ | Tchaourou | ɛ̀jɛ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ǹcà (Ìcà, Ìncà) | Ǹcà (Ìcà, Ìncà) | Baàtɛ | àmãrã, àmaã |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ìdàácà | Benin | Igbó Ìdàácà (Dasa Zunmɛ̀) | ɛ̀jɛ̀, amará |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-Ìjè | Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí/Ìjè | Ìkpòbɛ́ | ɛ̀jɛ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-Ìjè | Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí/Ìjè | Onigbolo | ɛ̀jɛ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-Ìjè | Kétu/Ànàgó | Kétu | ɛ̀jɛ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Ifɛ̀ | Akpáré | àm̀bara |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Ifɛ̀ | Atakpamɛ | àm̀bara |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Ifɛ̀ | Boko | àm̀bara |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Ifɛ̀ | Est-Mono | àmbara |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Ifɛ̀ | Moretan | àm̀bara |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Ifɛ̀ | Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti) | àmbara |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Kura | Kura | Aledjo-Koura | ejɛ́ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Kura | Kura | Awotébi | ejɛ́ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Kura | Kura | Partago | ejɛ́ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Mɔ̄kɔ́lé | Mɔ̄kɔ́lé | Kandi | ǹjɛ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Northern Nago | Northern Nago | Kambole | ɛ̀jɛ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Northern Nago | Northern Nago | Manigri | ɛ̀jɛ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Southern Nago | Southern Nago | Ìsakété | ɛ̀jɛ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Southern Nago | Southern Nago | Ìfànyìn | ɛ̀jɛ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Overseas Yoruba | Lucumí | Lucumí | Havana | eje |
| Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo. ||||||

#### Derived terms

* ètò ìṣọ̀n ẹ̀jẹ̀ (“circulatory system”)
* ìṣọ̀n ẹ̀jẹ̀ (“blood vessel”)
* ìṣọ̀n ẹ̀jẹ̀ àbọ (“vein”)
* ìṣọ̀n ẹ̀jẹ̀ àlọ (“artery”)
* òpójẹ̀ (“capillary, blood vessel”)
* òṣùpádẹ̀jẹ̀ (“blood moon”)