orokun

== Olukumi == === Etymology === Possibly cognate with Igala ékwù, Igala òkwúkwù, cognate with Yoruba orókún, orúkún, Itsekiri oríkẹ́sẹ̀, Ifè ìrúkú, and Àhàn égú, Proto-Lower Cross River *é-kùɔŋ, Igbo ǹkù (“a protruding part of the body”). Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *o-ríkṹ, *e-kíkṹ, from Proto-Edekiri *o-ríkṹ, *e-kíkṹ, ultimately from the root Proto-Yoruba *-kṹ (“to kneel”). See Doublet of gún (to poke) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ó.ɾó.kṹ/ === Noun === órókún knee == Yoruba == === Alternative forms === eékún, oókún, ekíkún, orúkún, orúnkún ùkún (Ọ̀wọ̀) === Etymology === Possibly cognate with Igala ékwù, Igala òkwúkwù, cognate with Olukumi órókún, Itsekiri oríkẹ́sẹ̀, Ifè ìrúkú, and Àhàn égú, Proto-Lower Cross River *é-kùɔŋ, Igbo ǹkù (“a protruding part of the body”). Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *o-ríkṹ, *e-kíkṹ, from Proto-Edekiri *o-ríkṹ, *e-kíkṹ, ultimately from the root Proto-Yoruba *-kṹ (“to kneel”). See Doublet of gún (to stick out) and Doublet of kúnlẹ̀ (to kneel). Equivalent to orí (“head, surface”) +‎ kún (“to kneel”), literally “The surface that which kneels” === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ō.ɾó.kṹ/ === Noun === orókún knee Synonym: ụkọkọ (Ekiti)