ọdunkun

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Yoruba

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Ọ̀dùnkún

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Hausa kūdaku, cognate with Nupe dùkú, Igbo kukundùkú, Fula kudaku, and Kanuri kúnduwú, of the same etymological root as kúkúndùkú, Doublet of kúkúndùkú

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ọ̀dùnkún

  1. sweet potato, potato
    Synonyms: kúkúǹdùkú, ànàmọ́, òdùkú
  2. a species of rodent
    Àbá mi è sọwọn tóko, àbá mi yóò pọ̀dùnkún bọ̀
    My father does not arrive from the hunting forest in shame, my father will surely kill an odunkun rat home
    (Èkìtì family oríkì)

Derived terms

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