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Yorùbá Dictionary
òkùnkùn noun /ò.kũ̀.kũ̀/
òòkùn (alternative), òkùkù (alternative)
Definitions
  1. darkness
  2. evil idiomatic
  3. secret idiomatic
  4. blindness idiomatic
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “òkùnkùn”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
òkùnkùn noun · etym. 2 the date palm Phoenix reclinata
Etymology
From ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kùnkùn (“partial reduplication of kùn to become dark”).
Component words
ò-nominalizing prefixkùnkùnpartial reduplication of kùn to become dark
Used in
olókùnkùnẹgbẹ́ òkùnkùnọjà-òkùnkùn
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1, where this word is spelled “okunkun”. Reference: en-okunkun-yo-noun-FCcr02HJ