eekanna
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- èékán
- èkíkánná, ìkíkánná (Oǹdó)
- èékẹ́nná (Òǹkò)
- ẹ̀kị́kọ́nnọ́ (Ekiti)
- èkọ́nnọ́ (Owé)
Etymology
From Contraction of èkíkánná, compare with Olukumi ẹ̀kíkan, Ifè èkíkã́, Itsekiri akikan, Ede Nago àíkã́nã́, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́nã́, *ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́lã́, ultimately a Proto-Edekiri innovation, Proto-Edekiri *ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́nã́, *ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́lã́
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /èé.kã́.nã́/
Noun
èékánná
- nail (may refer to nails of either the toe or finger), claw
- A term used to identify a diverse variety of plants and trees with typically thorny features.
Derived terms
- èékán-ajá (“Lannea acida”)
- èékán-ehoro (“Allophylus africanus”)
- èékánná ẹkùn (“Argemone mexicana”)
- èékánná igbó (“Rothmannia longiflora”)
- èékánná òbe (“Erythrococca anomala”)
- èékánná-adìẹ (“pusley”)
- èékánnámàgbò (“Smilax anceps”)
- èékánnásẹ̀ adìẹ (“A name of several types of trees including the Strychnos spinosa and Ziziphus spina-christi,”)