fùkù
noun
/fù.kù/
Definitions
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lungs, any soft internal organ like the lungs, spleen; especially the one of an animal
Related wordsẹ̀dọ̀noun 2 entries are spelled “ẹ̀dọ̀”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. ẹ̀dọ̀ an elephantfoot passionflower of species Adenia cissampeloides ẹ̀dọ̀ liver, lung
Etymology
Perhaps from Baatonum fukɔ or maybe of ideophonic origin
Words in other languages from this one
These are words in other languages that came from this Yorùbá word, mostly through trade, the Atlantic slave trade, and contact with neighbouring languages.
They are not translations. A word here means what it means in its own language, which may have drifted a long way from the Yorùbá it started as.
ifùkùAyere
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “fuku”.
Reference:
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