okun

Etymology
Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) seed

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  bass, perch

Noun

 * 1) strength, power, energy

Noun

 * 1) the palm tree

Interjection
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 * 1)  A general greeting of hello, good day
 * 2)  sorry, condolences
 * 1)  sorry, condolences
 * 1)  sorry, condolences

Usage notes

 * When speaking respectfully, this must be immediately preceded by the pronoun or.
 * 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  replacing okun in general greetings. In most other subdialects of Ekiti, ọra/ and okun are used interchangeably

Noun

 * 1) string, rope
 * 2) stripe, band (as a mark of a rank)
 * 3)  connection, relationship
 * 4)  a term for plants with thin, stringlike stems
 * 5)  line, path
 * 6) * This definition is often used as a prefix in Yoruba given names (ex. ).

Noun

 * 1) sea, ocean
 * 2) A prefix used in Yoruba given names (ex. )
 * 1) A prefix used in Yoruba given names (ex. )