nnkan
Yoruba
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom ohun (“thing”) + ìkan (“one”), literally “one thing”.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editn̄ǹkan or nǹkan
- object, thing, something
- serious consequence
- Ọmọdé yìí kò ì tíì mọ nǹkan ― This small child does not yet know or experience anything of consequence
Derived terms
edit- nǹkan ẹlẹ́jẹ̀ (“living creature”)
- nǹkan kan (“anything”)