Sọ̀rọ̀ SókèThe People’s
Yorùbá Dictionary
òkú noun /ò.kú/
Definitions
  1. corpse, deceased
Etymology
From ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kú (“to die”).
Component words
ò-nominalizing prefixkúto die
Used in
ìsìnkúnounjòkújòkúnoun
Source: Wiktionary, where this word is spelled “oku”. Reference: en-oku-yo-noun-UuGC6ilQ