ikọ́
noun
/ī.kɔ́/
ukọ́ (alternative), ụkọ́ (alternative)
Definitions
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cough
Used inhúkọ́ikọ́ ahúganikọ́ ahútuikọ́ eféreikọ́ ẹ̀gbẹikọ́ líleikọ́ àìperí
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ́-kɔ́, compare with Olukumi ukọ́, Igala úkọ́, equivalent to *ú- (“nominalizing prefix”) + *kɔ́ (“to cough”), ultimately of onomatopoeic origin.
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cough
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “ikọ”.
Reference:
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