Yoruba edit

 
Onílù pẹ̀lú kọ̀ǹgọ́

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Noun sense derived from ideophone sense. Compare Nupe kòǹgó

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̀.ŋ̀.ɡɔ́/, /kɔ́.ŋ́.ɡɔ́/

Ideophone edit

kọ́ńgọ́ or kọ̀ǹgọ́

  1. (of an object) being bent acutely

Noun edit

kọ̀ǹgọ́

  1. A bent stick used to play the Yoruba talking drum (dùndún and gángan families).