ẹkọọ

Igala

Ẹ́kọ́ọ̀

Alternative forms

• ẹ́kọ̀

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ́.kɔ́ɔ̀/

Noun

ẹ́kọ́ọ̀

1. Alternative form of ẹ́kọ̀ (“leopard; big cat”)

   Synonyms: ábítì, ẹ́lá-iná, ọ́mátāīna

References

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