ụkọkọ

Yoruba

Alternative forms

ịkọkọ
ukọkọ (Oǹdó)

Etymology

From ụ- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kọkọ (“of an average-size physical entity being extensively protruding”), it is being replaced by orókún or orúkún among younger speakers. Compare with Ayere ingɔgɔ (“elbow”), Ifè gã̀gã̀ŋ́gogo

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʊ̄.kɔ̄.kɔ̄/

Noun

ụkọkọ

(Ekiti) knee
Synonyms: orókún, orúkún

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