akoko
Yoruba
Etymology 1
From à- + kókó
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /à.kó.kó/
Noun
àkókó
- woodpecker, specifically the African grey woodpecker
- Synonym: ẹyẹ àkókó
- àkókó kì í sọgi tútù, igi gbígbẹ níí sọ ― The woodpecker does not peck living wood, dry wood is what it pecks (incantation)
- A nickname or praise name for a woodcarver
- àkókó o! ― May you bore the wood like a woodpecker!! (greeting for a woodcarver)
- àkókó á sọgi o! ― The woodpecker shall strike the wood!! (response to a greeting for a woodcarver)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /à.kó.kò/
Noun
àkókò
- time, season, occasion, duration
- Synonyms: ìgbà, àsìkò
Derived terms
- àkókò-èlé-owó (“accrual basis”)
- àkókò ẹ̀ẹ̀rín (“dry season”)
- àṣàyàn àkókò (“time preference”)
- àtẹ àkókò-iṣẹ́ (“time table”)
- ìtúpalẹ̀ àkókò (“time analaysis”)
- òté àkókò (“time limit”)
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ā.kò.kō/
Noun
akòko
- The plant Newbouldia laevis, its leaves are used to adorn newly coronated chiefs
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ā.kò.kō/
Noun
akòko
- The plant Markhamia tomentosa