akọni

Yoruba

Etymology 1

From akọ (“male, masculine”) +‎ ẹni (“person, people”), literally “A masculine person”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ā.kɔ̄.nĩ̄/

Noun

akọni

hero, brave person
Synonyms: akọ ènìyàn, akin, ògbójú

Derived terms

ajẹmọ́-kàyééfì-akọni (“legendary”)
ìrìn-àjò akọni (“expedition”)
ìsakọni-dòrìṣà (“deification”)

Etymology 2

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ kọ́ (“to teach”) +‎ ẹni (“person”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ā.kɔ́.nĩ̄/

Noun

akọ́ni

teacher
Synonyms: olùkọ́, tíṣà