lukuluku

Yoruba

Etymology

An Onomatopoeic description of the way a disease quickly strikes and kills the infected

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lù.kú.lù.kú/

Noun

lùkúlùkú

1. malaria, fever

   Synonym: ibà

2. (Ekiti) a term for extremely deadly childhood diseases, such as bird flu
3. (Ekiti, historical) Spanish influenza

   Synonym: àrùn gágá