eekan
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See also: ẹẹkan
Yoruba[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Contraction of èkíkán.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
èékán
- Alternative form of èékánná (“nail, claws”)
- Alternative form of èékánná (“a name for several plants of which their leaves are sharp like nails or claws”)
Derived terms[edit]
- èékán ẹkùn (“the plant Argemone mexicana”)
- èékán-iyá (“Daniellia oliveri”)
- èékánkùn (“a type of mushroom”)
Etymology 2[edit]
From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kìkàn (“partial reduplication of kàn "to nail"”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
èèkàn
Etymology 3[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
èèkàn