# nikan
## Ingrian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

nikan
* Synonym of piiluu (“vertebra”)
* Synonym of jalkamuna (“malleolus”)

#### Related terms

* nikahtua (“to sprain”)

### References

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

## Manchu
### Romanization

nikan
* Romanization of ᠨᡳᡴᠠᠨ

## Ojibwe
### Etymology

ni- +‎ -kan

### Noun

nikan
* my bone

### References

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

## Yoruba
### Etymology

From ni (“to be”) +‎ ọ̀kan (“one”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nĩ̀.kã̄/

### Verb

nìkan • (Ajami Spelling نِكَن)
* to be alone in something

### Adverb

nìkan
* only, alone
    Synonyms: lásán, péré

#### Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - nìkan (“only, alone”) :
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| Language Family | Variety Group | Variety/Language | Location | Words |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | Ìjẹ̀bú Òde | nùkọn |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | Ìkòròdú | nùkọn |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | Ṣágámù | nùkọn |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | Ẹ̀pẹ́ | nùkọn |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Oǹdó | Oǹdó | nùkan |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Ìtsẹkírì | Ìtsẹkírì | Ìwẹrẹ | nọ̀kàn |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Olùkùmi | Olùkùmi | Ugbódù | nọ̀kàn |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | Àdó Èkìtì | nùkan |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | Àkúrẹ́ | nùkan |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | Òdè Èkìtì | nùkan |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì | nùkan |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Àwórì | Èbúté Mẹ́tà | nìkan |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ẹ̀gbá | Abẹ́òkúta | nìkan |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Èkó | Èkó | nìkan |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìbàdàn | Ìbàdàn | nìkan |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìbàràpá | Igbó Òrà | nìkan |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìbọ̀lọ́ | Òṣogbo | nìkan |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìbọ̀lọ́ | Ọ̀fà | nìkan |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìlọrin | Ìlọrin | nìkan |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Ìtẹ̀síwájú LGA | nìkẹn |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Ìwàjówà LGA | nìkẹn |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Kájọlà LGA | nìkan |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Ìsẹ́yìn LGA | nìkẹn |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Ṣakí West LGA | nìkẹn |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Atisbo LGA | nìkẹn |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Ọlọ́runṣògo LGA | nìkẹn |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ọ̀yọ́ | nìkan |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́ | nìkan |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ìkirè | nìkan |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ìwó | nìkan |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Standard Yorùbá | Nàìjíríà | nìkan |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Standard Yorùbá | Bɛ̀nɛ̀ | nìkan |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Akpáré | sɔ̃́ŋú |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Atakpamé | sɔ̃́ŋú |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Est-Mono | sɔ̃́ŋú |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Tchetti | sɔ̃́ŋú |