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 (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

Okun

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

• Okun

Etymology 4

Okùn

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

Òkun

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”)