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

1. knee

   Synonym: ụkọkọ (Ekiti)