àkọ́bí
noun
/à.kɔ́.bí/
Definitions
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firstborn
Similar wordsàrẹ̀mọnoun 2 entries are spelled “àrẹ̀mọ”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. àrẹ̀mọ firstborn child, firstborn son àrẹ̀mọ A type of plant dáódùbẹ́ẹ́rẹ̀nounOpposites
Etymology
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kọ́ (“first”) + bí (“to birth”).
Component words
à-nominalizing prefix
kọ́first
3 entries are spelled “kọ́”. The etymology calls it “first”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
kọ́
to build, construct
kọ́
a negation particle, used specifically with emphatic pronouns and nouns
kọ́
to hang, suspend
bíto birth
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “akọbi”.
Reference:
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