olukọ

Yoruba

Etymology

From olù- (“non-productive agent prefix”) +‎ kọ́ (“to teach”), literally “the one who teaches”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ō.lù.kɔ́/

Noun

olùkọ́

1. teacher, professor, instructor

   Synonyms: olùkọ́ni, tíṣà

   Màmá mi kì í ṣe olùkọ.

   My mom is not a teacher.

   • 1993 November 24, Antonia Yétúndé Fọlárìn Schleicher, Jẹ́ K'Á Sọ Yorùbá [Let's Speak Yoruba], Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 257:

     Mo gbọ́ pé ẹ jẹ́ olùkọ́ ní Yunifásítì ti Ìbàdàn, ẹ sì ní ọmọ márùnún pẹ̀lú ọ̀kọ̀ yín.

     I heard that you're a professor at the University of Ibadan and that you have five children with your husband.

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - olùkọ́ (“teacher”)
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Language Family	Variety Group	Variety/Language	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ào	Ìdóàní	tírhà
		Ìkálẹ̀	Òkìtìpupa	kọ́makọ́ma
		Usẹn	Usẹn	akọ́nẹ
	Ìtsẹkírì		Ìwẹrẹ	ọkwọ́-nẹ́kọ́
	Olùkùmi		Ugbódù	akọ̀wé
Proto-Yoruba	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì	Èbúté Mẹ́tà	olùkọ́
		Èkó	Èkó	olùkọ́
		Ìbàdàn	Ìbàdàn	olùkọ́
		Ìlọrin	Ìlọrin	olùkọ́
		Oǹkó	Ìtẹ̀síwájú LGA	olùkọ́
			Ìwàjówà LGA	olùkọ́
			Kájọlà LGA	olùkọ́
			Ìsẹ́yìn LGA	olùkọ́
			Ṣakí West LGA	olùkọ́
			Atisbo LGA	olùkọ́
			Ọlọ́runṣògo LGA	olùkọ́
		Ọ̀yọ́	Ọ̀yọ́	olùkọ́
		Standard Yorùbá	Nàìjíríà	olùkọ́, olùkọ́ni, tíṣà, akọ́ni
			Bɛ̀nɛ̀	olùkɔ́, olùkɔ́ni, tíshà, akɔ́ni
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Ìyàgbà	Yàgbà East LGA	olùkọ́, tíṣà
		Owé	Kabba	tísà
	Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ìdàácà	Igbó Ìdàácà	olùkɔ́
		Ifɛ̀	Akpáré	akɔ́nɛ
			Atakpamé	akɔ́nɛ
			Tchetti	akɔ́nɛ