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in most Èkìtì subdialects except for Èmùré and Àkúrẹ́ may suggest that it is a borrowing from Oǹdó and Ọ̀wọ̀, or it has been replaced by odidi in those areas, as odidi is also replacing ùkótó in areas where ùkótó has been attested.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

• òkòtó

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ù.kò.tó/

Noun

ùkòtó

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