aká
noun
/ā.ká/
Definitions
- arm, branch
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 3 entries spelled “aká”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *á-ká. Cognate with Igbo aka (“arm/hand”), Nupe ekpá (“shoulder”), Olukumi áká (“shoulder, wing”), Igala íká (“wing”), Itsekiri iká, possibly a Doublet of èjìká. The root is reconstructed to Proto-Niger-Congo *-ka (“hand”), where it is believed to have held the meaning "five." See Defaka ápá as well
Descendants
ọ̀gụ̀nrụ̀nká
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “aka”.
Reference:
en-aka-yo-noun-F~ChcCnH