ẹkọ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "eko"
Igala edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From ẹ́- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kọ̀ (“to grumble, to growl, to bark”), literally “that which growls”, cognate with Yoruba ẹkùn.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ẹ́kọ̀
References edit
- John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN
Yoruba edit
Etymology 1 edit
ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kọ́ (“to learn; to teach”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ẹ̀kọ́
Derived terms edit
- akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ (“student”)
- ẹ̀kọ́ ilé (“discipline”)
- ilé ẹ̀kọ́ (“school”)
- olùkọ́ (“teacher”)
- ìdánilẹ́kọ̀ọ́ (“training”)
Etymology 2 edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ẹ̀kọ
Derived terms edit
- ẹlẹ́kọ (“pap seller”)