oke okun
Yoruba
Etymology
From òkè + òkun, a calque of English overseas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ò.kè ò.kũ̄/
Noun
òkè òkun
- overseas, abroad
- Ṣé Tóyọ̀sí ti dé láti òkè òkun? ― Has Toyosi arrived from overseas?
- Àbúrò mi kan tòkè òkun dé! ― One of my younger siblings arrived from abroad!
Derived terms
- nílé lóko àti lókè òkun