akukọ

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Yoruba

Àkùkọ
Àkùkọ gàgàrà

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Etymology

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kùkọ (“partial reduplication of kọ (“to crow”)”), literally “That which crows”, cognate with Igala àìkọ, Igbo ọ̀kụkụ̀, Edo ọkhọkhọ. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *à-kɪ̀kɔ. Likely related distantly to Proto-Bantu *nkókó, of onomatopoeic origin. See Akan akokɔ and other cognates in Benue-Congo

Pronunciation

Noun

àkùkọ

  1. rooster
    Synonym: àkùkọdiẹ
  2. A hairstyle inspired by roosters' combs, worn by priestesses
    Synonym: àkùkọ gàgàrà

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