nnkan
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- ننكَن
Etymology
From ohun (“thing”) + ìkan (“one”), literally “one thing”
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ŋ̄ŋ̀.kã̄/
Noun
n̄ǹkan or nǹkan
- object, thing, something
- Synonyms: ohun, kiní
- serious consequence
- Ọmọdé yìí kò ì tíì mọ nǹkan ― This small child does not yet know or experience anything of consequence
Derived terms
- nǹkan ẹlẹ́jẹ̀ (“living creature”)
- nǹkan kan (“anything”)