eeku

== Yoruba == === Alternative forms === eruku ekuru === Etymology 1 === Contraction of eruku ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ēē.kū/ ==== Noun ==== eeku earth, dust, dirt === Etymology 2 === Contraction of èkukù or èkikù ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /èē.kù/ ==== Noun ==== èekù A mucilaginous plant similar to ewédú and ọọ́yọ́, used to make a vegetable stew ​ === Etymology 3 === Contraction of èkùkù ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /èè.kù/ ==== Noun ==== èèkù handle, specifically the handle of a hammer, a sword, a knife, etc. === Etymology 4 === Contraction of èkúkú, ultimately from è- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kíkú (“the act of dying, the act of being dead”) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /èè.kú/ ==== Noun ==== èékú scabies, dead tissue