akukọ
Yoruba
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editEtymology
editFrom à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kùkọ (“partial reduplication of kọ (“to crow”)”), literally “That which crows”, cognate with Igala àìkọ, Igbo ọ̀kụkụ̀, Edo ọkhọkhọ. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *à-kɪ̀kɔ. Likely related distantly to Proto-Bantu *nkókó, of onomatopoeic origin. See Akan akokɔ and other cognates in Benue-Congo
Pronunciation
editNoun
editàkùkọ
- rooster
- Synonym: àkùkọdiẹ
- A hairstyle inspired by roosters' combs, worn by priestesses
- Synonym: àkùkọ gàgàrà