"ekun" meaning in All languages combined

See ekun on Wiktionary

Verb [Mapudungun]

Head templates: {{head|arn|verb}} ekun
  1. to respect Tags: Raguileo-Alphabet

Noun [Nupe]

IPA: /ē.kũ̄/ Forms: ekunzhì [plural]
Etymology: Cognate with Gbari ekun, possibly related to Yoruba ogun. Etymology templates: {{cog|gby|ekun}} Gbari ekun, {{cog|yo|ogun}} Yoruba ogun Head templates: {{head|nup|noun|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=ekun}} ekun, {{nup-pos|noun|ekun}} ekun, {{nup-noun|ekun|ekunzhì}} ekun (plural ekunzhì)
  1. war Derived forms: ekungùn (english: warring), ekungùnci (english: warrior), kùngun (english: to fight a war)
    Sense id: en-ekun-nup-noun-otjapCgb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Nupe]

IPA: /ē.kṹ/ Forms: ekún [canonical], ekúnzhì [plural]
Head templates: {{head|nup|noun|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=ekún}} ekún, {{nup-pos|noun|ekún}} ekún, {{nup-noun|ekún|ekúnzhì}} ekún (plural ekúnzhì)
  1. corpse
    Sense id: en-ekun-nup-noun-QsdTlq8d Categories (other): Nupe entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Nupe entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Nzadi]

Forms: ekûn [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀kʊ́nì. Etymology templates: {{inh|nzd|bnt-pro|*dʊ̀kʊ́nì}} Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀kʊ́nì Head templates: {{head|nzd|noun|head=ekûn}} ekûn, {{nzd-noun|ekûn|-}} ekûn (uncountable)
  1. firewood Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-ekun-nzd-noun-PUGyShpM Categories (other): Nzadi entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
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