obukọ

Igala

Òbúkọ

Etymology

Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ̀-bʊ́kɔ, ultimately from to *ɔ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ *bʊ́kɔ, cognate with Yoruba òbúkọ and Edo ovbukhọ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.bú.kɔ̄/

Noun

òbúkọ

1. he-goat, billy goat
2. (idiomatic, offensive, derogatory) womanizer

Derived terms

• òbúkọ oko (“a term for a tortoise used in a religious sacrifice”)

Related terms

• éwó (“goat”)

References

• John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN

Yoruba

Òbúkọ

Alternative forms

• òrúkọ
• ọ̀búkọ (Ekiti)
• òwúkọ

Etymology

Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ̀-bʊ́kɔ, ultimately from to *ɔ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ *bʊ́kɔ, cognate with Igala òbúkọ, Yekhee uviukọ, and Edo ovbukhọ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.bú.kɔ̄/

Noun

òbúkọ

1. he-goat, billy goat

   Antonym: àkẹ̀

Related terms

• ewúrẹ́ (“goat”)
• ìdérègbè (“goat”)