ẹkọ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eko"

Igala

Ẹ́kọ̀

Alternative forms

• ẹ́kọ́ọ̀

Etymology

From ẹ́- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kọ̀ (“to grumble, to growl, to bark”), literally “that which growls”, cognate with Yoruba ẹkùn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ́.kɔ̀/

Noun

ẹ́kọ̀

1. leopard; big cat

   Synonyms: ábítì, ẹ́lá-iná, ọ́mátāīna

References

• John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN

Yoruba

Etymology 1

From ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kọ́ (“to learn; to teach”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.kɔ́/

Noun

ẹ̀kọ́

1. lesson
2. education

Derived terms

• akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ (“student”)
• ẹ̀kọ́ ilé (“discipline”)
• ilé ẹ̀kọ́ (“school”)
• olùkọ́ (“teacher”)
• ìdánilẹ́kọ̀ọ́ (“training”)

Etymology 2

ẹ̀kọ

Compare Nupe èkwa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.kɔ̄/

Noun

ẹ̀kọ

1. corn pap

   Synonyms: oori, àgìdí

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - ẹ̀kọ (“corn pap”)
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Language Family	Variety Group	Variety/Language	Subdialect	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Oǹdó		Oǹdó	oi
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	ori
			Àkúrẹ́	Àkúrẹ́	ori
			Mọ̀bà	Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì	ori
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì		Èbúté Mẹ́tà	ẹ̀kọ
		Èkó		Èkó	ẹ̀kọ
		Ìbàdàn		Ìbàdàn	ẹ̀kọ
		Ìbàràpá		Igbó Òrà	ẹ̀kọ
		Ìbọ̀lọ́		Òṣogbo (Òsogbo)	ẹ̀kọ
		Ìlọrin		Ìlọrin	ẹ̀kọ
		Oǹkó		Òtù	ẹ̀kọ
				Ìwéré Ilé	ẹ̀kọ
				Òkèhò	ẹ̀kọ
				Ìsẹ́yìn	ẹ̀kọ
				Ṣakí	ẹ̀kọ
				Tedé	ẹ̀kọ
				Ìgbẹ́tì	ẹ̀kọ
		Ọ̀yọ́		Ọ̀yọ́	ẹ̀kọ
		Standard Yorùbá		Nàìjíríà	ẹ̀kọ
				Bɛ̀nɛ̀	ɛ̀kɔ
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Owé		Kabba	ẹ̀kọ
	Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ifɛ̀		Akpáré	ìkàtì
				Atakpamɛ	ìkàtì
				Est-Mono	ìkàtì
				Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)	ìkàtì
Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo.

Derived terms

• ẹlẹ́kọ (“pap seller”)