eekan

== Yoruba == === Etymology 1 === Contraction of èkíkán. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /èé.kã́/ ==== Noun ==== èékán alternative form of èékánná (“nail, claws”) alternative form of èékánná (“a name for several plants of which their leaves are sharp like nails or claws”) ===== Derived terms ===== èékán ẹkùn (“the plant Argemone mexicana”) èékán-iyá (“Daniellia oliveri”) èékánkùn (“a type of mushroom”) === Etymology 2 === From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kìkàn (“partial reduplication of kàn "to nail"”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /èè.kã̀/ ==== Noun ==== èèkàn peg metal nail or hook === Etymology 3 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /èè.kã̀/ ==== Noun ==== èèkàn seedling, shoot