ẹkọ
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "eko"
Igala[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ẹ́- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kọ̀ (“to grumble, to growl, to bark”), literally “that which growls”, cognate with Yoruba ẹkùn.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ẹ́kọ̀
References[edit]
- John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN
Yoruba[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kọ́ (“to learn; to teach”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ẹ̀kọ́
Derived terms[edit]
- akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ (“student”)
- ẹ̀kọ́ ilé (“discipline”)
- ilé ẹ̀kọ́ (“school”)
- olùkọ́ (“teacher”)
- ìdánilẹ́kọ̀ọ́ (“training”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ẹ̀kọ
Derived terms[edit]
- ẹlẹ́kọ (“pap seller”)