n̄ǹkan
noun
/ŋ̄ŋ̀.kã̄/
nǹkan (canonical), ننكَن (alternative)
Definitions
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object, thing, something
Similar wordsohunnoun 3 entries are spelled “ohun”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. ohun thing ohun what, whatever ohùn voice, soundPossibly similar wordskiníverb Wiktionary points at “kiní”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “kíni”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “kiní” may be a word nobody has written up yet. kíni to greet someone
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serious consequence
Ọmọdé yìí kò ì tíì mọ nǹkan This small child does not yet know or experience anything of consequence
Etymology
From ohun (“thing”) + ìkan (“one”), literally “one thing”.
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These words list this one in their own definitions. This word does not list them back, so Wiktionary records the link in one direction only.
The meaning shown next to each is the one that named this word.
something, anything
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “nnkan”.
Reference:
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