ekolo

Yoruba

Ekòló

Alternative forms

• kòló (Èkìtì)
• ikòló (Eastern Àkókó)

Etymology

From e- (“agent prefix”) +‎ kòló (“an ideophone that represents a twisting motion”), literally “The one that makes twisting motions in the ground”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ē.kò.ló/

Noun

ekòló

1. earthworm

   békòló bá júbà ilẹ̀, ilẹ̀ á lanu fún un ― If an earthworm pays homage to mother earth, she will open up the burrows for it

(proverb on strategy)