eekan
See also: ẹẹkan
Yoruba
Etymology 1
From Contraction of èkíkán.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /èé.kã́/
Noun
èékán
- Alternative form of èékánná (“nail, claws”)
- Alternative form of èékánná (“a name for several plants of which their leaves are sharp like nails or claws”)
Derived terms
- èékán ẹkùn (“the plant Argemone mexicana”)
- èékán-iyá (“Daniellia oliveri”)
- èékánkùn (“a type of mushroom”)
Etymology 2
From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kìkàn (“partial reduplication of kàn "to nail"”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /èè.kã̀/
Noun
èèkàn
- peg
- metal nail or hook
Etymology 3
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Èèkàn
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /èè.kã̀/
Noun
èèkàn
- seedling, shoot