akukọ
Yoruba edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From 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 onomatopeic origin. See Akan akokɔ and other cognates in Benue-Congo
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
àkùkọ
- rooster
- Synonym: àkùkọdiẹ
- A hairstyle inspired by roosters' combs, worn by priestesses
- Synonym: àkùkọ gàgàrà