"eekun" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /ēé.kṹ/ Forms: eékún [canonical]
Etymology: From Contraction of ekíkún, compare with Olukumi órókún, Àhàn égú, proposed to be derived from a root Proto-Yoruba *-kṹ (“to kneel”). See Doublet of gún (to stick out), and Doublet of kúnlẹ̀. Equivalent to e- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kíkún (“partial reduplication of kún "to kneel"”), literally “That which kneels” Etymology templates: {{contraction|yo|ekíkún}} Contraction of ekíkún, {{cog|ulb|órókún}} Olukumi órókún, {{cog|ahn|égú}} Àhàn égú, {{inh|yo|alv-yor-pro|*-kṹ|t=to kneel}} Proto-Yoruba *-kṹ (“to kneel”), {{doublet|yo|gún}} Doublet of gún, {{doublet|yo|kúnlẹ̀}} Doublet of kúnlẹ̀, {{af|yo|e-|kíkún|id1=nominalizing prefix|lit=That which kneels|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=partial reduplication of kún "to kneel"}} e- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kíkún (“partial reduplication of kún "to kneel"”), literally “That which kneels” Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=eékún|head2=}} eékún, {{yo-pos|noun|eékún|}} eékún, {{yo-noun|eékún}} eékún
  1. knee Categories (topical): Body parts Synonyms: ụkọkọ, orókún, ekíkún, orúkún, orúnkún

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  "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"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of gún",
      "name": "doublet"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "kúnlẹ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of kúnlẹ̀",
      "name": "doublet"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "e-",
        "3": "kíkún",
        "id1": "nominalizing prefix",
        "lit": "That which kneels",
        "t1": "nominalizing prefix",
        "t2": "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": "From Contraction of ekíkún, compare with Olukumi órókún, Àhàn égú, proposed to be derived from a root Proto-Yoruba *-kṹ (“to kneel”). See Doublet of gún (to stick out), and Doublet of kúnlẹ̀. Equivalent to e- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kíkún (“partial reduplication of kún \"to kneel\"”), literally “That which kneels”",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "eékún",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "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": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba terms prefixed with e- (nominalizing prefix)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Body parts",
          "orig": "yo:Body parts",
          "parents": [
            "Body",
            "Anatomy",
            "Human",
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "knee"
      ],
      "id": "en-eekun-yo-noun-ae9aiLAn",
      "links": [
        [
          "knee",
          "knee"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ụkọkọ"
        },
        {
          "word": "orókún"
        },
        {
          "word": "ekíkún"
        },
        {
          "word": "orúkún"
        },
        {
          "word": "orúnkún"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "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"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of gún",
      "name": "doublet"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "kúnlẹ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of kúnlẹ̀",
      "name": "doublet"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "e-",
        "3": "kíkún",
        "id1": "nominalizing prefix",
        "lit": "That which kneels",
        "t1": "nominalizing prefix",
        "t2": "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": "From Contraction of ekíkún, compare with Olukumi órókún, Àhàn égú, proposed to be derived from a root Proto-Yoruba *-kṹ (“to kneel”). See Doublet of gún (to stick out), and Doublet of kúnlẹ̀. Equivalent to e- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kíkún (“partial reduplication of kún \"to kneel\"”), literally “That which kneels”",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "eékún",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "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": [
        "Yoruba contractions",
        "Yoruba doublets",
        "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/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "orókún"
    },
    {
      "word": "ekíkún"
    },
    {
      "word": "orúkún"
    },
    {
      "word": "orúnkún"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eekun"
}

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