lukuluku

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Yoruba

Etymology

An Onomatopoeic description of the way a disease quickly strikes and kills the infected

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lù.kú.lù.kú/

Noun

lùkúlùkú

malaria, fever
Synonym: ibà
(Ekiti) a term for extremely deadly childhood diseases, such as bird flu
(Ekiti, historical) Spanish influenza
Synonym: àrùn gágá

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