okun

See also: Okun, okuŋ, okuń, Okuń, ọkun, and окунь

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *okunь.

Noun

okun m (Cyrillic spelling окун)

  1. (rare, Croatia) bass, perch
    Synonyms: grgeč, ostriž, ostrež, kostriješ, bandar

Yoruba

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ō.kũ̄/

Noun

okun

  1. strength, power, energy
    Synonyms: agbára, ipá
    òògùn yìí mì ara ní okun ― This drug will give my body energy
Derived terms
  • ìwọ̀n okun (“calorie”)
  • olókun (“strong person”)

Etymology 2
Okun

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ō.kũ̄/

Noun

okun

  1. the palm tree Phoenix reclinata
    Synonym: elékikòbi

Etymology 3
Yoruba phrasebook
This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ō.kũ̄/

Interjection

okun!

  1. (Ekiti, NEY) A general Eastern Yoruba greeting of hello, greetings
    Okun o olóó mi ― Hello my husband
Derived terms

Etymology 4
Okùn

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ō.kũ̀/

Noun

okùn

  1. string, rope
  2. stripe, band (as a mark of a rank)
  3. (idiomatic, figuratively) connection, relationship
  4. (by extension) a term for plants with thin, stringlike stems
  5. (idiomatic, figuratively) line, path
    • This definition is often used as a prefix in Yoruba given names (ex. Okùnọlá).
Derived terms
  • aláǹtakùn (“spider”)
  • ohun-èlò-orin olókùn (“string instrument”)
  • Okùnadé (“Yoruba name”)
  • okùn èèpo-àgbọn (“choir”)
  • okùnfà (“cause of something”)
  • okùn ibi-ọmọ (“umbilical cord”)
  • okùn ìgbànú (“belt”)
  • okùn ìjánu (“bridle, reins”)
  • okùn ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ (“weak relationship/connection”)
  • okùn-sábá (“the plant Glycine wightii”)
  • olókùn (“rope seller”)

Etymology 5
Òkun

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ò.kũ̄/

Noun

òkun

  1. sea, ocean
    Synonym: ibú
  2. A prefix used in Yoruba given names (ex. Òkúnríbidó)
Derived terms
  • ajẹmọ́-òkun (“marine”)
  • etíkun (“shore”)
  • ètò mádàámidófò ajẹmókun (“marine insurance”)
  • ìpẹjalókun (“marine fishery”)
  • Olókun (“primordial divinity of the ocean”)
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