ekikun

Yoruba

Alternative forms

orókún, eékún, orúkún, orúnkún

Etymology

Proposed to be derived from equivalent to e- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kíkún (“partial reduplication of kún to kneel”), literally “That which kneels”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ē.kí.kṹ/

Noun

ekíkún

Alternative form of eékún (“knee”)
Synonym: ụkọkọ (Ekiti)

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