eekan

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See also: ẹẹkan

Yoruba

Etymology 1

From Contraction of èkíkán.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /èé.kã́/

Noun

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

èékán ẹkùn (“the plant Argemone mexicana”)
èékán-iyá (“Daniellia oliveri”)
èékánkùn (“a type of mushroom”)

Etymology 2

From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kìkàn (“partial reduplication of kàn "to nail"”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /èè.kã̀/

Noun

èèkàn

peg
metal nail or hook

Etymology 3

Èèkàn

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /èè.kã̀/

Noun

èèkàn

seedling, shoot

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