ìsìnkú
noun
/ì.sĩ̀.kú/
Definitions
- burial ceremony, funeral
Etymology
ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + sìn (“to bury”) + òkú (“deceased, corpse, dead”)
Component words
ì-nominalizing prefix
sìnto bury
6 entries are spelled “sìn”. The etymology calls it “to bury”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
sìn
to worship a deity; to revere
sìn
to domesticate an animal or plant
sìn
to give a girl away in marriage
sìn
to accompany or escort someone; to keep company of someone; to guide
sìn
to serve, to work for someone
sìn
to demand something from someone to recover it
òkúdeceased, corpse, dead
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “isinku”.
Reference:
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