okun

== Gun == === Etymology === Cognate with Adja eku, Saxwe Gbe okun, Ewe núku. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ō.kṹ/ === Noun === okún (plural okún lẹ) (Nigeria) seed == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *okunь. === Noun === okun m anim (Cyrillic spelling окун) (rare, Croatia) bass, perch Synonyms: grgeč, ostriž, ostrež, kostriješ, bandar == Yoruba == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ō.kũ̄/ ==== Noun ==== okun 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 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ō.kũ̄/ ==== Noun ==== okun the palm tree Phoenix reclinata Synonym: elékikòbi === Etymology 3 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ō.kũ̄/ ==== Interjection ==== okun! (chiefly CY, NEY) A general greeting of hello, good day Synonyms: ara, ọra, ǹlẹ́, pẹ̀lẹ́ Ìn okun o olóó mi ― Hello my husband (chiefly CY) sorry, condolences ===== Usage notes ===== When speaking respectfully, this must be immediately preceded by the pronoun ẹ or ìn. In certain dialects, such as the Akure subdialect of Ekiti, okun has semantically shifted to have a largely negative meaning, where it means sorry (after an injury or accident) or condolences (when one's relative has died). Use of okun is thus restricted to certain negative environments, with ara replacing okun in general greetings. In most other subdialects of Ekiti, ọra/ and okun are used interchangeably ===== Derived terms ===== Okun === Etymology 4 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ō.kũ̀/ ==== Noun ==== okùn string, rope stripe, band (as a mark of a rank) (idiomatic, figurative) connection, relationship (by extension) a term for plants with thin, stringlike stems (idiomatic, figurative) line, path This definition is often used as a prefix in Yoruba given names (ex. Okùnọlá). ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 5 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ò.kũ̄/ ==== Noun ==== òkun sea, ocean Synonym: ibú A prefix used in Yoruba given names (ex. Òkúnríbidó) ===== Derived terms =====