jokujoku

Yoruba

Kannakánná tó jẹ́ ẹyẹ jòkújòkú

Etymology

Reduplication of jòkú (“to eat the dead”), from jẹ (“to eat”) +‎ òkú (“corpse; dead body”), literally “corpse eater”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒò.kú.d͡ʒò.kú/

Noun

jòkújòkú

1. scavenger (an animal that feeds on decaying matter)