Salakọ
Yoruba edit
Etymology edit
From sọ (“tie”) + àlà (“white cloth”) + kọ́ (“hang”), literally “to a hang a white cloth on one's shoulder”. Children with this name are usually associated with the deity Ọbàtálá
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Sàlàkọ́
- a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá (“predestined name”), given to children who were born with a nuchal cord that wraps around their body and shoulder so that it resembles a white sash
- Synonym: Tàlàbí
- a surname from the given name Sàlàkọ́