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Yoruba
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
Yoruba
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Àwọn
ẹ̀kú
Etymology
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From
ẹ̀-
(
“
nominalizing prefix
”
)
+
kú
(
“
to be dead
”
)
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/ɛ̀.kú/
Noun
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ẹ̀kú
The sacred
regalia
or
costume
worn by
Egúngún
Synonym:
agọ̀
ẹ̀kú
níí ṣe iyì fún eégún
―
the
Egúngún costume
is the glory of the Egúngún
(proverb on a distinguishing mark)
Categories
:
Yoruba terms prefixed with ẹ- (nominalizing prefix)
Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation
Yoruba lemmas
Yoruba nouns
Yoruba terms with usage examples