kẹkẹ
Gun edit
Alternative forms edit
- kɛ̀kɛ́ (Benin)
Etymology edit
Likely from Yoruba kẹ̀kẹ́. Cognates include Fon kɛkɛ́, Saxwe Gbe gɛ̀kɛ́, Adja keke, Nupe kyàkyá, Edo ikẹkẹ, Ifè kɛ̀kɛ́
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kẹ̀kẹ́ (plural kẹ̀kẹ́ lẹ́) (Nigeria)
Derived terms edit
Yoruba edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kẹ́kẹ́
- mongoose, genet
- Synonyms: kẹ́kẹ́-wàá, agbókotọ́yà
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kẹ̀kẹ́
Related terms edit
- ọkọ̀ (“vehicle”)
Descendants edit
Etymology 3 edit
Noun sense derives from ideophone sense
Pronunciation edit
Ideophone edit
kẹkẹ
Noun edit
kẹkẹ
- second
- Synonym: ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá
Etymology 4 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kẹ́kẹ́
- A type of Yoruba tribal scarification, characterized by being much more bolder, in comparison to the gọ̀m̀bọ́. They are mainly adorned by the Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́
- Synonym: gọ̀m̀bọ́.
Further reading edit
- Dingemanse, Mark. The Body in Yorùbá:A Linguistic Study [1], 2006
Etymology 5 edit
Pronunciation edit
Ideophone edit
kẹ́kẹ́
- of a high-pitched cackling sound
Etymology 6 edit
Pronunciation edit
Ideophone edit
kẹ̀kẹ̀