okun
Gun edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Adja eku, Saxwe Gbe okun, Ewe núku.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *okunь.
Noun edit
okun m (Cyrillic spelling окун)
Yoruba edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
okun
Derived terms edit
- ìwọ̀n okun (“calorie”)
- olókun (“strong person”)
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
okun
- the palm tree Phoenix reclinata
- Synonym: elékikòbi
Etymology 3 edit
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Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
okun!
- (chiefly CY, NEY) A general greeting of hello, good day
- (chiefly CY) sorry, condolences
Usage notes edit
- When speaking respectfully, this must be immediately preceded by the pronoun ẹ or ìn.
- In certain dialects, such as the Akure subdialect of Ekiti, okun has semantically shifted to have a largely negative meaning, where it means sorry (after an injury or accident) or condolences (when one's relative has died). Use of okun is thus restricted to certain negative environments, with ara replacing okun in general greetings. In most other subdialects of Ekiti, ọra/ and okun are used interchangeably
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Etymology 4 edit
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Noun edit
okùn
- string, rope
- stripe, band (as a mark of a rank)
- (idiomatic, figurative) connection, relationship
- (by extension) a term for plants with thin, stringlike stems
- (idiomatic, figurative) line, path
Derived terms edit
- aláǹtakùn (“spider”)
- ohun-èlò-orin olókùn (“string instrument”)
- okùn ibi-ọmọ (“umbilical cord”)
- okùn ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ (“weak relationship/connection”)
- okùn èèpo-àgbọn (“choir”)
- okùn ìgbànú (“belt”)
- okùn ìjánu (“bridle, reins”)
- okùn-sábá (“the plant Glycine wightii”)
- Okùnadé (“Yoruba name”)
- okùnfà (“cause of something”)
- olókùn (“rope seller”)
Etymology 5 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
òkun
Derived terms edit
- ajẹmọ́-òkun (“marine”)
- etíkun (“shore”)
- Olókun (“primordial divinity of the ocean”)
- ètò mádàámidófò ajẹmókun (“marine insurance”)
- ìpẹjalókun (“marine fishery”)