kọngọ

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Yoruba[edit]

Onílù pẹ̀lú kọ̀ǹgọ́

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Noun sense derived from ideophone sense. Compare Nupe kòǹgó

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̀.ŋ̀.ɡɔ́/, /kɔ́.ŋ́.ɡɔ́/

Ideophone[edit]

kọ́ńgọ́ or kọ̀ǹgọ́

  1. (of an object) being bent acutely

Noun[edit]

kọ̀ǹgọ́

  1. A bent stick used to play the Yoruba talking drum (dùndún and gángan families).