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Etymology
From 爱坤, referring to a fan of Cai Xukun. "I" is from 愛/爱 (ài), and "kun" is from 坤 (kūn), part of 蔡徐坤 (Cài Xúkūn), the singer's name.
Pronunciation
Noun
ikun
- (Internet slang, humorous) a fan of Cai Xukun, often used ironically after Cai Xukun's promotional NBA video where he appears to dribble a basketball, mocked on the website Bilibili.
Tetum
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ, *ikuŋ, compare Acehnese iku.
Noun
ikun
- tail
Yoruba
Etymology 1
ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kùn (“to grumble, growl”)
Pronunciation
Noun
ìkùn
- murmur, grumble, grumbling, growl
- voice
- Synonym: ohùn
Etymology 2
- ikù (Ìgbómìnà, Oǹdó, Ifẹ̀)
- ukù (Ìjẹ̀bú, Ìkálẹ̀)
- ukùn (Ọ̀wọ̀)
Pronunciation
Noun
ikùn
- abdomen, belly
- big belly, potbelly, paunch
- Ó jẹun, ó yọ ikùn ― He was well fed, and thus he grew a potbelly
- mind
- Ó fi ọ̀rọ̀ náà pamọ́ sí odò ikùn ― He stored the matter in his mind
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
ikún
- A species of ground squirrel; (in particular), Euxerus erythropus, in Yoruba legends it is believed to be deaf
- Elétí dídi bí ikún ― The one who is deaf like the ground squirrel
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Noun
ikun
- nose mucus
- Synonyms: ògbògbo, kàtá
Derived terms
Etymology 5
Pronunciation
Noun
ìkún
- lower waist, thigh
- Synonym: itan