Meaning of ọkàn | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Sorindeia juglandifolia
2. physical heart
3. Uapaca guineensis (red-cedar, rikio, sugar-plum)
4. Cylicodiscus gabunensis, a mimosa-like tree
5. Kinkeliba, of west Africa, a shrub with leaves used in traditional medicine.
6. mind, psychological heart
7. bravery
8. thought

Equivalents

Examples

“Ọkàn rẹ̀ ń lù pupuupu.”

Her heart was beating very quickly.

“Àrùn ọkàn ń dààmú-un wọn.”

They were suffering [from] a heart disease.

“Mo ní in lọ́kàn pé mo máa lọ sí Ìbàdàn láti rí ọ̀rẹ́ mi.”

I had it in mind that I would go to Ibadan to see my friend.

“Ẹ̀rí ọkàn yóò máà jẹ́ wọn lọ títí láé.”

Their conscience will continue to prick them forever.

“Ọkùnrin yìí lọ́kàn láti dúró de ẹkùn”

This man was courageous to have stood in the way of a tiger.

“Ọkàn gbọgbẹ́”

To be very depressed

“Ọkàn mi wà ní ibòmíràn.”

My thoughts are elsewhere.

CEFR level