nikan

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic [Term?]. Related to Finnish nikama (“vertebra”) and Estonian nikastada (“to sprain”).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈnikɑn/, [ˈnikɑn]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈnikɑn/, [ˈniɡ̊ɑn]
• Rhymes: -ikɑn
• Hyphenation: ni‧kan

Noun

nikan

1. Synonym of piiluu (“vertebra”)
2. Synonym of jalkamuna (“malleolus”)

Declension

Declension of nikan (type 15/syän, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	nikan	nikamet
genitive	nikamen	nikamiin
partitive	nikanta, nikant	nikamia
illative	nikamee	nikamii
inessive	nikamees	nikamiis
elative	nikamest	nikamist
allative	nikamelle	nikamille
adessive	nikameel	nikamiil
ablative	nikamelt	nikamilt
translative	nikameks	nikamiks
essive	nikamenna, nikameen	nikaminna, nikamiin
exessive1)	nikament	nikamint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Related terms

• nikahtua (“to sprain”)

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 340

Manchu

Romanization

nikan

1. Romanization of ᠨᡳᡴᠠᠨ

Ojibwe

Etymology

ni- +‎ -kan

Noun

nikan

1. my bone

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/nikan-nid

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• نِكَن
• nùkan (Ijebu, Ekiti)

Etymology

From ni (“to be”) +‎ ọ̀kan (“one”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nĩ̀.kã̄/

Verb

nìkan

1. to be alone in something

Adverb

nìkan

1. only, alone

   Synonyms: lásán, péré