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Yorùbá Dictionary
Àkànkẹ́ name /à.kã̀.kɛ́/
Definitions
  1. A female oríkì name, meaning "One we touch and care for".
Etymology
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kàn (“to touch”) + kẹ́ (“to care for”), literally “One we touch and care for”.
Component words
à-nominalizing prefixkànto touchkẹ́to care for
Source: Wiktionary, where this word is spelled “Akankẹ”. Reference: en-Akankẹ-yo-name-1ARG5~dX