olukọ

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Yoruba

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Etymology

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From olù- (non-productive agent prefix) +‎ kọ́ (to teach), literally the one who teaches.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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olùkọ́

  1. teacher, professor, instructor
    Synonyms: olùkọ́ni, tíṣà
    Màmá mi kì í ṣe olùkọ.
    My mom is not a teacher.
    • 1993 November 24, Antonia Yétúndé Fọlárìn Schleicher, Jẹ́ K'Á Sọ Yorùbá, Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 257:
      Mo gbọ́ pé ẹ jẹ́ olùkọ́ ní Yunifásítì ti Ìbàdàn, ẹ sì ní ọmọ márùnún pẹ̀lú ọ̀kọ̀ yín.
      I heard that you're a professor at the University of Ibadan and that you have five children with your husband.

Synonyms

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Yoruba Varieties and Languages - olùkọ́ (teacher)
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Language FamilyVariety GroupVariety/LanguageLocationWords
Proto-Itsekiri-SEYSoutheast YorubaÀoÌdóànítírhà
Ìkálẹ̀Òkìtìpupakọ́makọ́ma
UsẹnUsẹnakọ́nẹ
ÌtsẹkírìÌwẹrẹọkwọ́-nẹ́kọ́
OlùkùmiUgbódùakọ̀wé
Proto-YorubaNorthwest YorubaÀwórìÈbúté Mẹ́tàolùkọ́
ÈkóÈkóolùkọ́
ÌbàdànÌbàdànolùkọ́
ÌlọrinÌlọrinolùkọ́
OǹkóÌtẹ̀síwájú LGAolùkọ́
Ìwàjówà LGAolùkọ́
Kájọlà LGAolùkọ́
Ìsẹ́yìn LGAolùkọ́
Ṣakí West LGAolùkọ́
Atisbo LGAolùkọ́
Ọlọ́runṣògo LGAolùkọ́
Ọ̀yọ́Ọ̀yọ́olùkọ́
Standard YorùbáNàìjíríàolùkọ́, olùkọ́ni, tíṣà, akọ́ni
Bɛ̀nɛ̀olùkɔ́, olùkɔ́ni, tíshà, akɔ́ni
Northeast Yoruba/OkunÌyàgbàYàgbà East LGAolùkọ́, tíṣà
OwéKabbatísà
Ede Languages/Southwest YorubaÌdàácàIgbó Ìdàácàolùkɔ́
Ifɛ̀Akpáréakɔ́nɛ
Atakpaméakɔ́nɛ
Tchettiakɔ́nɛ