ikun

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Etymology

From '爱坤'， referring to a fan of Cai Xukun

Noun

ikun

  1. (online slang) a fan of Cai Xukun, often used ironically after Cai Xukun's promotional NBA video where he appears to dribble a basketball, mocked on bilibili

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ, *ikuŋ, compare Acehnese iku.

Noun

ikun

  1. tail

Yoruba

Etymology 1

ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kùn (“to grumble, growl”)

Pronunciation

Noun

ìkùn

  1. murmur, grumble, grumbling, growl
  2. voice
    Synonym: ohùn

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

  • ikù (Ìgbómìnà, Oǹdó, Ifẹ̀)
  • ukù (Ìjẹ̀bú, Ìkálẹ̀)
  • ukùn (Ọ̀wọ̀)

Pronunciation

Noun

ikùn

  1. abdomen, belly
  2. big belly, potbelly, paunch
    Ó jẹun, ó yọ ikùn ― He was well fed, and thus he grew a potbelly
  3. mind
    Ó fi ọ̀rọ̀ náà pamọ́ sí odò ikùn ― He stored the matter in his mind

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

ikún

  1. 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

  1. nose mucus
    Synonyms: ògbògbo, kàtá
Derived terms

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

Noun

ìkún

  1. lower waist, thigh
    Synonym: itan
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