ibukun
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- اِبُكُن
Etymology
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + bù (“to scoop out”) + kún (“to fill”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ì.bù.kṹ/
Noun
ìbùkún
- (literally) to act of drawing out of some substance and adding it onto another
- Synonym: ìbùsí
- (idiomatic) blessing
- Synonyms: ìbùsí, àlùbáríkà
Derived terms
- Ìbùkún (“Yoruba name”)
- Ìbùkúnolúwa (“Yoruba name”)