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Meaning of ikùn | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ì.kũ̀

Definitions

  1. murmur, grumble, grumbling, growl
  2. abdomen, belly
  3. A species of ground squirrel; (in particular), Euxerus erythropus, in Yoruba legends it is believed to be deaf
  4. nose mucus
  5. lower waist, thigh
  6. voice
  7. big belly, potbelly, paunch
  8. mind

Equivalents

English belly Mucus stomach

Examples

“Ó jẹun, ó yọ ikùn”

He was well fed, and thus he grew a potbelly

“Ó fi ọ̀rọ̀ náà pamọ́ sí odò ikùn”

He stored the matter in his mind

“Elétí dídi bí ikún”

The one who is deaf like the ground squirrel

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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