amuku

Ye'kwana edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [amuːku]

Verb edit

amuku

(transitive) to collect a fine

References edit

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

Yoruba edit

Àmukù sìgá

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /à.mũ̄.kù/

Noun edit

àmukù

(cigarette) butt
leftover of a drink

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