àgbákò
noun
/à.ɡ͡bá.kò/
Definitions
- that which is swayed to encounter another
- accident, misfortune, mishap
Etymology
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbá (“to sway”) + kò (“to encounter, to collide”), literally “that which is swayed to encounter another”.
Component words
à-nominalizing prefixgbáto sway
kòto encounter, to collide
2 entries are spelled “kò”. The etymology calls it “to encounter, to collide”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
kò
not (placed before a verb to negate it)
kò
to touch
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “agbako”.
Reference:
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