orokun

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Etymology

Possibly cognate with Igala ékwù, Igala òkwúkwù, cognate with Yoruba orókún, orúkún, Itsekiri oríkẹ́sẹ̀, Ifè ìrúkú, and Àhàn égú, Proto-Lower Cross River *é-kùɔŋ, Igbo ǹkù (“a protruding part of the body”). Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *o-ríkṹ, *e-kíkṹ, from Proto-Edekiri *o-ríkṹ, *e-kíkṹ, ultimately from the root Proto-Yoruba *-kṹ (“to kneel”). See Doublet of gún (to poke)

Pronunciation

Noun

órókún

  1. knee

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly cognate with Igala ékwù, Igala òkwúkwù, cognate with Olukumi órókún, Itsekiri oríkẹ́sẹ̀, Ifè ìrúkú, and Àhàn égú, Proto-Lower Cross River *é-kùɔŋ, Igbo ǹkù (“a protruding part of the body”). Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *o-ríkṹ, *e-kíkṹ, from Proto-Edekiri *o-ríkṹ, *e-kíkṹ, ultimately from the root Proto-Yoruba *-kṹ (“to kneel”). See Doublet of gún (to stick out) and Doublet of kúnlẹ̀ (to kneel). Equivalent to orí (“head, surface”) +‎ kún (“to kneel”), literally “The surface that which kneels”

Pronunciation

Noun

orókún

  1. knee
    Synonym: ụkọkọ (Ekiti)
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