ọkin

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Yoruba

Ọ̀kín

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Etymology

The ọ̀kín bird originally referred to the white morph of the African Paradise flycatcher, which has extremely long, white wings. It is praised as "king of the birds." Upon the introduction of peacocks to Nigeria sometime in the mid-1900s, ọ̀kín became a neologism referring to the peacock, and now it is widely used.

Pronunciation

Noun

ọ̀kín

  1. (dated) African paradise flycatcher, especially the white morph form with white tail feathers; cattle egret
    Ọ̀kín bàbá ẹiyẹ, ọ̀kín ẹlẹ́wà àlà
    Okin the father of the birds, okin, the one with the beautiful white feathers
  2. (modern) peafowl; peacock (peacocks did not live in the range of Yorubaland in the past, and were introduced in recent times)

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