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Yoruba
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Contraction of èkíkánná, compare with Olukumi ẹ̀kíkan, Ifè èkíkã́, Itsekiri akikan, Ede Nago àíkã́nã́, proposed to be derived form Proto-Yoruba *ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́nã́, *ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́lã́, ultimately a Proto-Edekiri innovation, Proto-Edekiri *ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́nã́, *ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́lã́
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]èékánná
- nail (may refer to nails of either the toe or finger), claw
- A term used to identify a diverse variety of plants and trees with typically thorny features.
Derived terms
[edit]- èékán-ajá (“Lannea acida”)
- èékán-ehoro (“Allophylus africanus”)
- èékánná ẹkùn (“Argemone mexicana”)
- èékánná igbó (“Rothmannia longiflora”)
- èékánná òbe (“Erythrococca anomala”)
- èékánná-adìẹ (“pusley”)
- èékánnámàgbò (“Smilax anceps”)
- èékánnásẹ̀ adìẹ (“A name of several types of trees including the Strychnos spinosa and Ziziphus spina-christi,”)