ukun

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Iban

Pronunciation

Verb

ukun

  1. to tidy up, to arrange
    Uji ukun dulu bilik nuan nyaPlease tidy up your room.

Oroqen

Noun

ukun

  1. breast
  2. udder

Somali

ukun

Etymology

Cognate with Jiiddu okon, Qimant ənkʷlal, Blin käxala, Iraqw qanhhi.

Noun

ukun f

  1. egg
    • 2019, “Haweeney Ukun madaxa uga dhufatay Ra'iisul wasaaraha Australia”, in BBC News:
      Bishii Maarso, Senator Fraser Anning oo ka tirsan xisbiga Midigta fog ayaa ukun lagu dhuftay kaddib markii uu si xooggan u dhaleeceeyay wararkii ku saabsanaa weerarradii masaajiddadii magaalada Christchurch ee New Zealand.
      In March, Senator Fraser Anning of the far right party was hit with an egg after he strongly criticized the news about the attacks on mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.

References

  1. ^ Salim Alio Ibro (1998) English-Jiddu-Somali Mini-Dictionary, Victoria, Australia: La Trobe University Language Center, →ISBN

Tetum

Etymology

From Malay hukum, ultimately from Arabic.

Verb

ukun

  1. to govern