akukọ

Yoruba

Àkùkọ

Alternative forms

àìkọ
àkụ̀kọ (Ekiti)

Etymology

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kùkọ (“partial reduplication of kọ (“to crow”)”), literally “That which crows”, cognate with Igala àìkọ, Igbo ọ̀kụkụ̀, Edo ọkhọkhọ. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *à-kɪ̀kɔ. Likely related distantly to Proto-Bantu *nkókó, of onomatopeic origin. See Akan akokɔ and other cognates in Benue-Congo

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /à.kù.kɔ̄/

Noun

àkùkọ

rooster
Synonym: àkùkọdiẹ

Coordinate terms

àgbébọ̀ (“hen”)
abo adìyẹ (“hen”)
obídìẹ (“hen”)

Derived terms

ogbe àkùkọ (“cockscomb”)
ewu-àkùkọ
àkùkọ gàgàrà

Related terms

adìẹ (“chicken”)

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