kú
verb
/kú/
Definitions
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to die
Ọ̀pọ̀ ló kú nínú ìjàǹbá yẹn Many died in that accidentFóònù mi ti fẹ́ kú nísìnyí, màá pè yín padà o My phone's about to die now, I'll call you backSimilar wordsdágbére fáyéfilẹ̀ ṣaṣọ boraverbgbèkuru jẹ lọ́wọ́ ẹbọraverbpapòdàverbrọ̀runrèwàlẹ̀ àṣàṣaláìsíverbta téru nípàátẹ́rí gbaṣọwọ káà ilẹ̀ lọwàjàverbPossibly similar wordsjáde láyéto leave the world Wiktionary points at “jáde láyé”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “jáde layé”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “jáde láyé” may be a word nobody has written up yet. jáde layé To pass away, leave the world (to die)
Etymology
Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *kú or Proto-Yoruboid *kpú. Cognates are extensive throughout many different branches of Niger-Congo. Cognate with Igala kwú, Tiv *kpe, Ibibio *kpa, Proto-Jukunoid *kwu-, Ewe *kuku and Awing *kfu (from Proto-Grassfields *kÚ(a)).
Used in
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Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “ku”.
Reference:
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