akukọ

Yoruba

Àkùkọ

Àkùkọ gàgàrà

Alternative forms

• àìkọ
• àkụ̀kọ (Ekiti)
• àyìkọ (Kétu)

Etymology

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kùkọ (“partial reduplication of kọ (“to crow”)”), literally “That which crows”, cognate with Igala àìkọ, Igbo ọ̀kụkụ̀, Edo ọkhọkhọ. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *à-kɪ̀kɔ. Likely related distantly to Proto-Bantu *nkókó, of onomatopoeic origin. See Akan akokɔ and other cognates in Benue-Congo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.kù.kɔ̄/

Noun

àkùkọ

1. rooster

   Synonym: àkùkọdiẹ

2. A hairstyle inspired by roosters' combs, worn by priestesses

   Synonym: àkùkọ gàgàrà

Coordinate terms

• àgbébọ̀ (“hen”)
• abo adìyẹ (“hen”)
• obídìẹ (“hen”)

Derived terms

• ogbe àkùkọ (“cockscomb”)
• ewu-àkùkọ
• àkùkọ gàgàrà

Related terms

• adìẹ (“chicken”)