kẹkẹ
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Gun[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- kɛ̀kɛ́ (Benin)
Etymology[edit]
Likely from Yoruba kẹ̀kẹ́. Cognates include Fon kɛkɛ́, Saxwe Gbe gɛ̀kɛ́, Adja keke, Nupe kyàkyá, Edo ikẹkẹ, Ifè kɛ̀kɛ́
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kẹ̀kẹ́ (plural kẹ̀kẹ́ lẹ́) (Nigeria)
Derived terms[edit]
Yoruba[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kẹ́kẹ́
- mongoose, genet
- Synonyms: kẹ́kẹ́-wàá, agbókotọ́yà
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kẹ̀kẹ́
Related terms[edit]
- ọkọ̀ (“vehicle”)
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun sense derives from ideophone sense
Pronunciation[edit]
Ideophone[edit]
kẹkẹ
Noun[edit]
kẹkẹ
- second
- Synonym: ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá
Etymology 4[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kẹ́kẹ́
- A type of Yoruba tribal scarification, characterized by being much more bolder, in comparison to the gọ̀m̀bọ́. They are mainly adorned by the Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́
- Synonym: gọ̀m̀bọ́.
Further reading[edit]
- Dingemanse, Mark. The Body in Yorùbá:A Linguistic Study [1], 2006
Etymology 5[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Ideophone[edit]
kẹ́kẹ́
- of a high-pitched cackling sound
Etymology 6[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Ideophone[edit]
kẹ̀kẹ̀