Kan

Adjective
kan | \ /k ọn/ \ | GENERAL |

Definition of Kan 

1 : Kí nǹkan rí lẹ́nu dàbíi pé ó ti fẹ́ bàjẹ́, ṣùgbọ́n kò tíì bàjẹ́ tán.: [Of food and taste] Going off. f.a.: Oúnjẹ yẹn ti kan. That food is going off (in the mouth).

2 : Kí nǹkan mú lẹ́nu bí ọsàn tí kò tíì pọ́n.: Tangy. Sour. Edgy (in the mouth). f.a.: Ògì yẹn kan lẹ́nu. The pap is tangy in the mouth.

3 : Kí nǹkan dù èèyàn lára.: Something that brings pain or irritability. f.a.: Ọmọ yẹn ń kan'ra gan. The child is on the edge.

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Submitted on February 16, 2026