verb /kú/
Definitions
  1. to die
    Ọ̀pọ̀ ló kú nínú ìjàǹbá yẹn Many died in that accident
    Fóònù mi ti fẹ́ kú nísìnyí, màá pè yín padà o My phone's about to die now, I'll call you back
Etymology
Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *kú or Proto-Yoruboid *kpú. Cognates are extensive throughout many different branches of Niger-Congo. Cognate with Igala kwú, Tiv *kpe, Ibibio *kpa, Proto-Jukunoid *kwu-, Ewe *kuku and Awing *kfu (from Proto-Grassfields *kÚ(a)).
Used in
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1, where this word is spelled “ku”. Reference: en-ku-yo-verb-L2Mli9fq