ẹkọ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eko"

Igala

Ẹ́kọ̀

Alternative forms

• ẹ́kọ́ọ̀

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ́.kɔ̀/

Noun

ẹ́kọ̀

1. leopard; big cat

   Synonyms: ábítì, ẹ́lá-iná, ọ́mátāīna

References

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

Yoruba

Etymology 1

From ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kọ́ (“to learn; to teach”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.kɔ́/

Noun

ẹ̀kọ́

1. lesson
2. education

Derived terms

• akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ (“student”)
• ẹ̀kọ́ ilé (“discipline”)
• ilé ẹ̀kọ́ (“school”)
• olùkọ́ (“teacher”)
• ìdánilẹ́kọ̀ọ́ (“training”)

Etymology 2

ẹ̀kọ

Compare Nupe èkwa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.kɔ̄/

Noun

ẹ̀kọ

1. corn pap

   Synonyms: oori, àgìdí

Synonyms

Yoruba varieties and languages: ẹ̀kọ (“corn pap”)
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Language family	Variety group	Variety/language	Subdialect	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Oǹdó			oi
			Oǹdó		oi
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	ori
			Àkúrẹ́	Àkúrẹ́	ori
			Mọ̀bà	Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì	ori
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì			ẹ̀kọ
			Èbúté Mẹ́tà		ẹ̀kọ
		Èkó			ẹ̀kọ
			Èkó		ẹ̀kọ
		Ìbàdàn			ẹ̀kọ
			Ìbàdàn		ẹ̀kọ
		Ìbàràpá			ẹ̀kọ
			Igbó Òrà		ẹ̀kọ
		Ìbọ̀lọ́			ẹ̀kọ
			Òṣogbo (Òsogbo)		ẹ̀kọ
		Ìlọrin			ẹ̀kọ
			Ìlọrin		ẹ̀kọ
		Oǹkó	Òtù		ẹ̀kọ
			Ìwéré Ilé		ẹ̀kọ
			Òkèhò		ẹ̀kọ
			Ìsẹ́yìn		ẹ̀kọ
			Ṣakí		ẹ̀kọ
			Tedé		ẹ̀kọ
			Ìgbẹ́tì		ẹ̀kọ
		Ọ̀yọ́			ẹ̀kọ
			Ọ̀yọ́		ẹ̀kọ
		Standard Yorùbá	Nàìjíríà		ẹ̀kọ
			Bɛ̀nɛ̀		ɛ̀kɔ
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Owé			ẹ̀kọ
			Kabba		ẹ̀kọ
	Ede languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ifɛ̀	Akpáré		ìkàtì
			Atakpamɛ		ìkàtì
			Est-Mono		ìkàtì
			Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)		ìkàtì
Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo.

Derived terms

• ẹlẹ́kọ (“pap seller”)