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”)