ụkọkọ
noun
/ʊ̄.kɔ̄.kɔ̄/
spelling unconfirmed
ịkọkọ (alternative), ukọkọ (alternative)
Definitions
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knee
Similar wordsorúnkúnnoun 5 entries are spelled “orúnkún”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. orúnkún knee orúkún alternative form of orúnkún (“knee”) orókún knee eékún knee ekíkún alternative form of eékún (“knee”) orúnkúnnoun 6 entries are spelled “orúnkún”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. orúnkún knee orúkún alternative form of orúnkún (“knee”) orókún knee oókún alternative form of orókún (“knee”) eékún knee ekíkún alternative form of eékún (“knee”)
Etymology
From ụ- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kọkọ (“of an average-size physical entity being extensively protruding”), it is being replaced by orókún or orúkún among younger speakers. Compare with Ayere ingɔgɔ (“elbow”), Ifè gã̀gã̀ŋ́gogo
Component words
ụ-nominalizing prefixkọkọof an average-size physical entity being extensively protruding
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ụkọkọ”.
Reference:
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