eekun

Yoruba

Alternative forms

orókún, ekíkún, orúkún, orúnkún

Etymology

From Contraction of ekíkún, compare with Olukumi órókún, Àhàn égú, proposed to be derived from a root Proto-Yoruba *-kṹ (“to kneel”). See Doublet of gún (to stick out), and Doublet of kúnlẹ̀. Equivalent to e- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kíkún (“partial reduplication of kún "to kneel"”), literally “That which kneels”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ēé.kṹ/

Noun

eékún

knee
Synonym: ụkọkọ (Ekiti)

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