akọigba

Yoruba

Alternative forms

  • à-kọ́-ì-gbà
  • àkọ́ọ̀gbà

Etymology

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kọ́ (“to teach”) +‎ àì- (“negating prefix”) +‎ gbà (“to accept”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.kɔ́.ì.ɡ͡bà/

Noun

àkọ́ìgbà

  1. (sometimes offensive) Someone who was taught manners but refused to heed instructions; a mannerless untrainable person.

See also

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