okun

See also: Okun, okuŋ, okuń, Okuń, ọkun, and окунь

Gun

Etymology

Cognate with Adja eku, Saxwe Gbe okun, Ewe núku.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ō.kṹ/

Noun

okún (plural okún lẹ) (Nigeria)

  1. seed

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *okunь.

Noun

okun m anim (Cyrillic spelling окун)

  1. (rare, Croatia) bass, perch
    Synonyms: grgeč, ostriž, ostrež, kostriješ, bandar

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ō.kũ̄/

Noun

okun

  1. strength, power, energy
    Synonyms: agbára, ipá
    òògùn yìí mì ara ní okun ― This drug will give my body energy
Derived terms
  • ìwọ̀n okun (“calorie”)
  • olókun (“strong person”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ō.kũ̄/

Noun

okun

  1. the palm tree Phoenix reclinata
    Synonym: elékikòbi

Etymology 3

Yoruba phrasebook
This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ō.kũ̄/

Interjection

okun!

  1. (chiefly CY, NEY) A general greeting of hello, good day
    Synonyms: ara, ọra, ǹlẹ́, pẹ̀lẹ́
    Ìn okun o olóó mi ― Hello my husband
  2. (chiefly CY) sorry, condolences
Usage notes
  • 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
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ō.kũ̀/

Noun

okùn

  1. string, rope
  2. stripe, band (as a mark of a rank)
  3. (idiomatic, figurative) connection, relationship
  4. (by extension) a term for plants with thin, stringlike stems
  5. (idiomatic, figurative) line, path
    • This definition is often used as a prefix in Yoruba given names (ex. Okùnọlá).
Derived terms
  • 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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ò.kũ̄/

Noun

òkun

  1. sea, ocean
    Synonym: ibú
  2. A prefix used in Yoruba given names (ex. Òkúnríbidó)
Derived terms
  • ajẹmọ́-òkun (“marine”)
  • etíkun (“shore”)
  • Olókun (“primordial divinity of the ocean”)
  • ètò mádàámidófò ajẹmókun (“marine insurance”)
  • ìpẹjalókun (“marine fishery”)
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