akọni

Yoruba

Etymology 1

From akọ (“male, masculine”) +‎ ẹni (“person, people”), literally “A masculine person”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.kɔ̄.nĩ̄/

Noun

akọni

1. hero, brave person

   Synonyms: akọ ènìyàn, akin, ògbójú

Derived terms

• ajẹmọ́-kàyééfì-akọni (“legendary”)
• ìrìn-àjò akọni (“expedition”)
• ìsakọni-dòrìṣà (“deification”)

 

Etymology 2

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ kọ́ (“to teach”) +‎ ẹni (“person”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.kɔ́.nĩ̄/

Noun

akọ́ni

1. teacher

   Synonyms: olùkọ́, tíṣà