dokun

Finnish

Noun

dokun

1. genitive singular of doku

Anagrams

• kudon

Sranan Tongo

Alternative forms

• doku
• dokoen (superseded)

Etymology

Apocopic form of dokunu, possibly from Abé òdúkō (“dish of banana or tuber and sauce”), Twi Akan ɔ-dɔ̀kóno (“boiled maizebread”). Compare English duckanoo, English ducana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doˈkuŋ/, /doˈkun/, [dʊ̞ˈkuŋ], [dɔ̝ˈkuŋ]

Noun

dokun

1. The Afro-Surinamese version of duckanoo; a sweet treat made of grated cassava (manioc) and cocos, wrapped in a banana leaf and then steamed
   • [1783, C. L. Schumann, “dokkunnu”, in Neger-Englisches Wörterbuch [Negro English Dictionary]‎^[2] (in German), archived from the original on 8 February 2023:

     dokkunnu. Klössel (z.B. von Welschkorn, gelber Bananne, Pinda[)]

     Dokunu. Dumpling (e.g. of maize, yellow banana, peanut)]

   • 1975, “Basya Adyuku koni”, in Ursy M. Lichtveld, Jan Voorhoeve, editors, Creole drum. An Anthology of Creole Literature in Surinam‎^[3], New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 86:

     A krabdagu taki: - Angri e kiri mi ba. A di mi si yu e nyan, ne mi kon.
     Adyuku taki: - We san mi e nyan, mi no sabi efu yu sa nyan en. Na kasaba dokun mi tyari. Efu yu sa nyan en, dan mi sa gi yu.

     The crab-eating raccoon said: 'I'm starving, brother. When I saw that you're eating, I came over immediately.
     Adyuku said: 'I say, I don't know whether you'll want to eat what I'm eating. I brought cassava duckanoo. If you'll eat it, then I'll give it to you.

Coordinate terms

• boyo

Derived terms

• pindadokun

Descendants

• → Dutch: dokoen

Turkish

Etymology 1

Verb

dokun

1. second-person singular imperative of dokunmak

Etymology 2

Noun

dokun

1. second-person singular single-possession of doku