ẹkọọ

Igala

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ẹ́- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kọ̀ (“to grumble, to growl, to bark”), literally “that which growls”, cognate with Yoruba ẹkùn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ́.kɔ́ɔ̀/

Noun

ẹ́kọ́ọ̀

  1. alternative form of ẹ́kọ̀ (“leopard; big cat”)
    Synonyms: ábítì, ẹ́lá-iná, ọ́mátāīna

References

  • John Idakwoji (12 February 2015) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN
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