itakun

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• pakùn (Ekiti)

Etymology

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ tà +‎ okùn (“rope”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.tà.kũ̀/

Noun

ìtàkùn

1. (botany) climber, creeper; vine
2. the highly-toxic plant Dichapetalum toxicarium

   Synonym: alọ́

Derived terms

• • ìtàkùn abísuhó (“morning glory plant”)
  • ìtàkùn arọ́kẹ́kẹ́ (“the plant Adenia cissampeloides”)
  • ìtàkùn dájí (“a group of plants in the genus Cissus”)
  • ìtàkùn àrán (“the plant Flabellaria”)
  • ìtàkùn àìlu (“the plant Secamone Afzelii”)
  • ìtàkùn-elégédé (“Cucurbita pepo”)
  • ìtàkùn-esí (“Cucurbita pepo”)
  • ìtàkùn-igbá (“calabash plant”)
  • ìtàkùn-igbó (“Cissus polyantha”)
  • ìtàkùn-kanranjangbọn (“Stachyanthus Zenkeri”)
  • ìtàkùn-olóko
  • ìtàkùn-ọ̀kẹ́rẹ́
  • ìtàkùn-ọ̀pọ̀n