okunkun

== Yoruba == === Alternative forms === òòkùn òkùkù (Ìdàáṣà, Ekiti) === Etymology 1 === From ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kùnkùn (“partial reduplication of kùn to become dark”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ò.kũ̀.kũ̀/ ==== Noun ==== òkùnkùn darkness (idiomatic) evil Synonyms: ibi, bìlísì (idiomatic) secret (idiomatic) blindness ===== Derived terms ===== olókùnkùn (“that which is characterized by darkness”) ẹgbẹ́ òkùnkùn (“secret society”) ọjà-òkùnkùn (“black market”) === Etymology 2 === From ò- +‎ kùn +‎ kùn. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ò.kũ̀.kũ̀/ ==== Noun ==== òkùnkùn the date palm Phoenix reclinata Synonyms: okun, elékikòbi