olukọ

Yoruba

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ō.lù.kɔ́/

Noun

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 [Let's Speak Yoruba], 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.