ikun
Chinese
Etymology
From 爱坤, referring to a fan of Cai Xukun. "I" is from 愛 / 爱 (ài), and "kun" is from 坤 (kūn), part of 蔡徐坤 (Cài Xúkūn), the singer's name.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: àikūn
- Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄎㄨㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: àikun
- Wade–Giles: ai4-kʻun1
- Yale: ài-kwūn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aykuen
- Palladius: айкунь (ajkunʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ kʰu̯ən⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
ikun
- (Internet slang, humorous) a fan of Cai Xukun, often used ironically after Cai Xukun's promotional NBA video where he appears to dribble a basketball, mocked on the website Bilibili.
Tetum
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ, *ikuŋ, compare Acehnese iku.
Noun
ikun
Yoruba
Etymology 1
ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kùn (“to grumble, growl”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ì.kũ̀/
Noun
ìkùn
Related terms
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ī.kũ̀/
Noun
ikùn
- abdomen, belly
- big belly, potbelly, paunch
- Ó jẹun, ó yọ ikùn ― He was well fed, and thus he grew a potbelly
- mind
- Ó fi ọ̀rọ̀ náà pamọ́ sí odò ikùn ― He stored the matter in his mind
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ī.kṹ/
Noun
ikún
- A species of ground squirrel; (in particular), Euxerus erythropus, in Yoruba legends it is believed to be deaf
- Elétí dídi bí ikún ― The one who is deaf like the ground squirrel
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ī.kũ̄/
Noun
ikun
Derived terms
- otìtù oníkun (“catarrh”)
Etymology 5
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ì.kṹ/
Noun
ìkún