eekun

== Yoruba == === Alternative forms === orókún, ekíkún, orúkún, orúnkún === Etymology === Contraction of ekíkún, compare with Olukumi órókún, Àhàn égú, proposed to be derived from a root Proto-Yoruba *-kṹ (“to kneel”). See Yoruba notext (“to stick out”), and kúnlẹ̀. Equivalent to e- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ kíkún (partial reduplication of kún (“to kneel”)), literally “that which kneels”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ēé.kṹ/ === Noun === eékún knee Synonym: ụkọkọ (Ekiti)