ọdunkun
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- ọ̀dùnkú, ọ̀dọ̀kún
Etymology
From Hausa kūdaku, cognate with Nupe dùkú, Igbo kukundùkú, Fula kudaku, and Kanuri kúnduwú, of the same etymological root as kúkúndùkú.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ̀.dũ̀.kṹ/
Noun
ọ̀dùnkún
- sweet potato, potato
- Synonyms: kúkúǹdùkú, ànàmọ́, òdùkú
- a species of rodent
- Àbá mi è sọwọn tóko, àbá mi yóò pọ̀dùnkún bọ̀(Èkìtì family oríkì)
- My father does not arrive from the hunting forest in shame, my father will surely kill an odunkun rat home
Derived terms
- ọ̀dùnkún-odò (“Ipomoea aquatica”)