See eekun on Wiktionary
{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "ekíkún"
},
"expansion": "Contraction of ekíkún",
"name": "contraction"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ulb",
"2": "órókún"
},
"expansion": "Olukumi órókún",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ahn",
"2": "égú"
},
"expansion": "Àhàn égú",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "alv-yor-pro",
"3": "*-kṹ",
"t": "to kneel"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Yoruba *-kṹ (“to kneel”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "gún",
"3": "notext",
"t": "to stick out"
},
"expansion": "Yoruba notext (“to stick out”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "e-",
"3": "kíkún",
"id1": "nominalizing prefix",
"lit": "that which kneels",
"pos1": "nominalizing prefix",
"pos2": "partial reduplication of kún (“to kneel”)"
},
"expansion": "e- (nominalizing prefix) + kíkún (partial reduplication of kún (“to kneel”)), literally “that which kneels”",
"name": "af"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Contraction of ekíkún, compare with Olukumi órókún, Àhàn égú, proposed to be derived from a root Proto-Yoruba *-kṹ (“to kneel”). See Yoruba notext (“to stick out”), and kúnlẹ̀. Equivalent to e- (nominalizing prefix) + kíkún (partial reduplication of kún (“to kneel”)), literally “that which kneels”.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "eékún",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
{
"form": "orókún",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "ekíkún",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "orúkún",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "orúnkún",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "noun",
"head": "eékún",
"head2": ""
},
"expansion": "eékún",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "noun",
"2": "eékún",
"3": ""
},
"expansion": "eékún",
"name": "yo-pos"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "eékún"
},
"expansion": "eékún",
"name": "yo-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Yoruba",
"lang_code": "yo",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Yoruba terms prefixed with e- (nominalizing prefix)",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "yo",
"name": "Body parts",
"orig": "yo:Body parts",
"parents": [
"Anatomy"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"knee"
],
"id": "en-eekun-yo-noun-ae9aiLAn",
"links": [
[
"knee",
"knee"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "ụkọkọ"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ēé.kṹ/"
}
],
"word": "eekun"
}
{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "ekíkún"
},
"expansion": "Contraction of ekíkún",
"name": "contraction"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ulb",
"2": "órókún"
},
"expansion": "Olukumi órókún",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ahn",
"2": "égú"
},
"expansion": "Àhàn égú",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "alv-yor-pro",
"3": "*-kṹ",
"t": "to kneel"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Yoruba *-kṹ (“to kneel”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "gún",
"3": "notext",
"t": "to stick out"
},
"expansion": "Yoruba notext (“to stick out”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "e-",
"3": "kíkún",
"id1": "nominalizing prefix",
"lit": "that which kneels",
"pos1": "nominalizing prefix",
"pos2": "partial reduplication of kún (“to kneel”)"
},
"expansion": "e- (nominalizing prefix) + kíkún (partial reduplication of kún (“to kneel”)), literally “that which kneels”",
"name": "af"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Contraction of ekíkún, compare with Olukumi órókún, Àhàn égú, proposed to be derived from a root Proto-Yoruba *-kṹ (“to kneel”). See Yoruba notext (“to stick out”), and kúnlẹ̀. Equivalent to e- (nominalizing prefix) + kíkún (partial reduplication of kún (“to kneel”)), literally “that which kneels”.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "eékún",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
{
"form": "orókún",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "ekíkún",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "orúkún",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "orúnkún",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "noun",
"head": "eékún",
"head2": ""
},
"expansion": "eékún",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "noun",
"2": "eékún",
"3": ""
},
"expansion": "eékún",
"name": "yo-pos"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "eékún"
},
"expansion": "eékún",
"name": "yo-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Yoruba",
"lang_code": "yo",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Yoruba contractions",
"Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
"Yoruba lemmas",
"Yoruba nouns",
"Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Yoruba",
"Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Yoruba",
"Yoruba terms prefixed with e- (nominalizing prefix)",
"Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
"yo:Body parts"
],
"glosses": [
"knee"
],
"links": [
[
"knee",
"knee"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "ụkọkọ"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ēé.kṹ/"
}
],
"word": "eekun"
}
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