ụkọkọ
noun
/ʊ̄.kɔ̄.kɔ̄/
spelling unconfirmed
ịkọkọ (alternative), ukọkọ (alternative)
Definitions
- knee
Etymology
From ụ- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kọkọ (“of an average-size physical entity being extensively protruding”), it is being replaced by orókún or orúkún among younger speakers. Compare with Ayere ingɔgɔ (“elbow”), Ifè gã̀gã̀ŋ́gogo
Component words
ụ-nominalizing prefixkọkọof an average-size physical entity being extensively protruding
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ụkọkọ”.
Reference:
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