kẹkẹ
Gun
editAlternative forms
edit- kɛ̀kɛ́ (Benin)
Etymology
editLikely from Yoruba kẹ̀kẹ́. Cognates include Fon kɛkɛ́, Saxwe Gbe gɛ̀kɛ́, Adja keke, Nupe kyàkyá, Edo ikẹkẹ, Ifè kɛ̀kɛ́
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkẹ̀kẹ́ (plural kẹ̀kẹ́ lẹ́) (Nigeria)
Derived terms
editYoruba
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editNoun
editkẹ́kẹ́
- mongoose, genet
- Synonyms: kẹ́kẹ́-wàá, agbókotọ́yà
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
editNoun
editkẹ̀kẹ́
Related terms
edit- ọkọ̀ (“vehicle”)
Descendants
editEtymology 3
editNoun sense derives from ideophone sense
Pronunciation
editIdeophone
editkẹkẹ
Noun
editkẹkẹ
- second
- Synonym: ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá
Etymology 4
editPronunciation
editNoun
editkẹ́kẹ́
- 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
editPronunciation
editIdeophone
editkẹ́kẹ́
- of a high-pitched cackling sound
Etymology 6
editPronunciation
editIdeophone
editkẹ̀kẹ̀