ọdunkun

Yoruba

Ọ̀dùnkún

Alternative forms

• ọ̀dùnkú, ọ̀dọ̀kún

Etymology

From Hausa kūdaku, cognate with Nupe dùkú, Igbo kukundùkú, Fula kudaku, and Kanuri kúnduwú, of the same etymological root as kúkúndùkú, Doublet of kúkúndùkú

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.dũ̀.kṹ/

Noun

ọ̀dùnkún

1. sweet potato, potato

   Synonyms: kúkúǹdùkú, ànàmọ́, òdùkú

2. a species of rodent

   Àbá mi è sọwọn tóko, àbá mi yóò pọ̀dùnkún bọ̀

   My father does not arrive from the hunting forest in shame, my father will surely kill an odunkun rat home

   (Èkìtì family oríkì)

Derived terms

• ọ̀dùnkún-odò (“Ipomoea aquatica”)