eekun

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• orókún, ekíkún, orúkún, orúnkún

Etymology

Contraction of ekíkún, compare with Olukumi órókún, Àhàn égú, proposed to be derived from a root Proto-Yoruba *-kṹ (“to kneel”). See Yoruba notext (“to stick out”), and 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)