ukoto

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Its lack of attestation in most Èkìtì subdialects except for Èmùré and Àkúrẹ́ may suggest that it is a borrowing from Oǹdó and Ọ̀wọ̀, or it has been replaced by odidi in those areas, as odidi is also replacing ùkótó in areas where ùkótó has been attested. Largely only seen in oral poetry.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ù.kó.tó/

Noun

ùkótó

  1. (Ekiti, Ọwọ, Ondo) whole, entire, a complete entity
    Synonym: odidi
    Ị̀kàrà ṣèjì ṣị́nụ́ adagba tẹ̀rẹ ùkótó l’Adó Èwí
    There is only two akara remaining in the pot, yet you claim a whole one for yourself in the town of Ado Ewi

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ù.kò.tó/

Noun

ùkòtó

  1. (Ekiti, Ọwọ, Ondo) alternative form of òkòtó (“spinning top”)
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