ụkọkọ

Yoruba

Alternative forms

  • ịkọkọ
  • ukọkọ (Ondo)

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʊ̄.kɔ̄.kɔ̄/

Noun

ụkọkọ

  1. (Ekiti) knee
    Synonyms: orókún, orúkún
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