akukọ

== Yoruba == === Alternative forms === àìkọ àkụ̀kọ (Ekiti) àyìkọ (Kétu) === Etymology === From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kùkọ (“partial reduplication of kọ (“to crow”)”), literally “That which crows”, cognate with Igala àìkọ, Igbo ọ̀kụkụ̀, Edo ọkhọkhọ. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *à-kɪ̀kɔ. Likely related distantly to Proto-Bantu *nkókó, of onomatopoeic origin. See Akan akokɔ and other cognates in Benue-Congo === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /à.kù.kɔ̄/ === Noun === àkùkọ rooster Synonym: àkùkọdiẹ A hairstyle inspired by roosters' combs, worn by priestesses Synonym: àkùkọ gàgàrà ==== Coordinate terms ==== àgbébọ̀ (“hen”) abo adìyẹ (“hen”) obídìẹ (“hen”) ==== Derived terms ==== ogbe àkùkọ (“cockscomb”) ewu-àkùkọ àkùkọ gàgàrà ==== Related terms ==== adìẹ (“chicken”)