Yoruba

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Etymology

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From a- (agent prefix) +‎ (to accompany) +‎ ọba (monarch) +‎ (to die), literally one who dies with the monarch.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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abọ́bakú

  1. (monarchy, especially in Ọ̀yọ́) the chief, usually a general, that is required to commit ritual suicide to join the ọba (monarch) in death