olukọ
Yoruba edit
Etymology edit
From olù- (“non-productive agent prefix”) + kọ́ (“to teach”), literally “the one who teaches”.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
olùkọ́
- teacher, professor, instructor
- 1993 November 24, Antonia Yétúndé Fọlárìn Schleicher, Jẹ́ K'Á Sọ Yorùbá [Let's Speak Yoruba], Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 257:
- Mo gbọ́ pé ẹ jẹ́ olùkọ́ ní Yunifásítì ti Ìbàdàn, ẹ sì ní ọmọ márùnún pẹ̀lú ọ̀kọ̀ yín.
- I heard that you're a professor at the University of Ibadan and that you have five children with your husband.