ọ̀dùnkún
noun
/ɔ̀.dũ̀.kṹ/
ọ̀dùnkú (alternative), ọ̀dọ̀kún (alternative)
Definitions
- sweet potato, potato
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a species of rodent
Àbá mi è sọwọn tóko, àbá mi yóò pọ̀dùnkún bọ̀ My father does not arrive from the hunting forest in shame, my father will surely kill an odunkun rat home
Etymology
From Hausa kūdaku, cognate with Nupe dùkú, Igbo kukundùkú, Fula kudaku, and Kanuri kúnduwú, of the same etymological root as kúkúndùkú, Doublet of kúkúndùkú
Used in
ọ̀dùnkún-odò
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ọdunkun”.
Reference:
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