amuku

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	amuku
Brazilian standard	amuuku
New Tribes	amuucu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [amuːku]

Verb

amuku

1. (transitive) to collect a fine

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “amuku”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon

Yoruba

Àmukù sìgá

Etymology

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ mu (“to drink; to smoke”) +‎ kù (“to remain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.mũ̄.kù/

Noun

àmukù

1. (cigarette) butt
2. leftover of a drink