eekan

See also: ẹẹkan

Yoruba

Etymology 1

From Contraction of èkíkán.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /èé.kã́/

Noun

èékán

1. Alternative form of èékánná (“nail, claws”)
2. Alternative form of èékánná (“a name for several plants of which their leaves are sharp like nails or claws”)

Derived terms

• èékán ẹkùn (“the plant Argemone mexicana”)
• èékán-iyá (“Daniellia oliveri”)
• èékánkùn (“a type of mushroom”)

Etymology 2

From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kìkàn (“partial reduplication of kàn "to nail"”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /èè.kã̀/

Noun

èèkàn

1. peg
2. metal nail or hook

Etymology 3

Èèkàn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /èè.kã̀/

Noun

èèkàn

1. seedling, shoot