oke okun

Yoruba

Etymology

From òkè +‎ òkun, a calque of English overseas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.kè ò.kũ̄/

Noun

òkè òkun

1. overseas, abroad

   Ṣé Tóyọ̀sí ti dé láti òkè òkun? ― Has Toyosi arrived from overseas?

   Àbúrò mi kan tòkè òkun dé! ― One of my younger siblings arrived from abroad!

Derived terms

• nílé lóko àti lókè òkun