Meaning of Okun | Babel Free

Definitions

1. the palm tree Phoenix reclinata
2. string, rope
3. sea, ocean
4. millipede
5. An overarching term for a group of related Yoruba subethnic groups in Kogi State, consisting of the Ọ̀wọ́rọ́ọ̀, Ìyàgbà, Ìjùmú, Ìbùnú, Owé, and Gbẹdẹ.
6. strength, power, energy
7. stripe, band (as a mark of a rank)
8. A prefix used in Yoruba given names (ex. Òkúnríbidó)
9. A dialectal cluster of the dialects spoken by the Okun peoples
10. connection, relationship
    figuratively, idiomatic
11. a term for plants with thin, stringlike stems
    broadly
12. line, path
    figuratively, idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“òògùn yìí mì ara ní okun”

This drug will give my body energy

“This definition is often used as a prefix in Yoruba given names (ex. Okùnọlá).”

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