àkùkọ
noun
/à.kù.kɔ̄/
àìkọ (alternative), àkụ̀kọ (alternative), àyìkọ (alternative)
Definitions
- rooster
- A hairstyle inspired by roosters' combs, worn by priestesses
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
Component words
à-nominalizing prefixkùkọpartial reduplication of kọ (“to crow”)
Used in
ogbe àkùkọewu-àkùkọàkùkọ gàgàrà
Related terms
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “akukọ”.
Reference:
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