dokun

Finnish

Noun

dokun

  1. genitive singular of doku

Anagrams

Sranan Tongo

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from Abé òdúkō (“dish of banana or tuber and sauce”), Twi Akan ɔ-dɔ̀kóno (“boiled maizebread”).[1] Compare English duckanoo.

Noun

dokun

  1. a sweet treat made of grated cassava (manioc) and cocos, wrapped in a banana leaf and then steamed
    • 1783, C. L. Schumann, Neger-Englisches Worterbuch [Negro English Dictionary]‎:
      dokkunnu. Klössel (z.B. von Welschkorn, gelber Bananne, Pinda[)]
      dokkunnu. Dumpling (e.g. of maize, yellow banana, peanut)

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References
  1. G. Huttar (1985), “Sources of Ndjuka African vocabulary”, in New West Indian Guide‎, →ISSN, page 60

Turkish

Verb

dokun

  1. second-person singular imperative of dokunmak

Noun

dokun

  1. second-person singular single-possession of doku
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