amuku

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV amuku
Brazilian standard amuuku
New Tribes amuucu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [amuːku]

Verb

amuku

  1. (transitive) to collect a fine

References

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “amuku”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎[1], Lyon

Yoruba

Etymology

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ mu (“to drink; to smoke”) +‎ kù (“to remain”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.mũ̄.kù/

Noun

àmukù

  1. (cigarette) butt
  2. leftover of a drink
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