Yoruba
Etymology
From ẹ̀ta (“three”) + òkò (“stones”), literally “Three stones”
Pronunciation
Noun
ẹ̀ta òkò
- a nickname for a set of triplet
- Synonym: ìbẹta
- ìbejì
- Táyé, Táíwò (name given to the first child in a set of triplets)
- Kẹ́hìndé, Kẹ́yìndé, Ọmọ́kẹ́hìndé (name given to the second child in a set of triplets)
- Àárínọlá, Ẹ̀ta(name given to the third child in a set of triplets)