orokun

Olukumi

Etymology

Possibly cognate with Igala ékwù, Igala òkwúkwù, cognate with Yoruba orókún, orúkún, Itsekiri oríkẹ́sẹ̀, Ifè ìrúkú, and Àhàn égú, Proto-Lower Cross River *é-kùɔŋ, Igbo ǹkù (“a protruding part of the body”). Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *o-ríkṹ, *e-kíkṹ, from Proto-Edekiri *o-ríkṹ, *e-kíkṹ, ultimately from the root Proto-Yoruba *-kṹ (“to kneel”). See Doublet of gún (to poke)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ó.ɾó.kṹ/

Noun

órókún

1. knee

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• eékún, oókún, ekíkún, orúkún, orúnkún
• ùkún (Ọ̀wọ̀)

Etymology

Possibly cognate with Igala ékwù, Igala òkwúkwù, cognate with Olukumi órókún, Itsekiri oríkẹ́sẹ̀, Ifè ìrúkú, and Àhàn égú, Proto-Lower Cross River *é-kùɔŋ, Igbo ǹkù (“a protruding part of the body”). Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *o-ríkṹ, *e-kíkṹ, from Proto-Edekiri *o-ríkṹ, *e-kíkṹ, ultimately from the root Proto-Yoruba *-kṹ (“to kneel”). See Doublet of gún (to stick out) and Doublet of kúnlẹ̀ (to kneel). Equivalent to orí (“head, surface”) +‎ kún (“to kneel”), literally “The surface that which kneels”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ō.ɾó.kṹ/

Noun

orókún

1. knee

   Synonym: ụkọkọ (Ekiti)