obukọ
التعريفات والمعاني
== Igala ==
=== Etymology ===
Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ̀-bʊ́kɔ, ultimately from to *ɔ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + *bʊ́kɔ, cognate with Yoruba òbúkọ and Edo ovbukhọ
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ò.bú.kɔ̄/
=== Noun ===
òbúkọ
he-goat, billy goat
(idiomatic, offensive, derogatory) womanizer
==== Derived terms ====
òbúkọ oko (“a term for a tortoise used in a religious sacrifice”)
==== Related terms ====
éwó (“goat”)
=== References ===
John Idakwoji (12 February 2015), An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN
== Yoruba ==
=== Alternative forms ===
òrúkọ
ọ̀búkọ (Ekiti)
òwúkọ
=== Etymology ===
Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ̀-bʊ́kɔ, ultimately from to *ɔ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + *bʊ́kɔ, cognate with Igala òbúkọ, Yekhee uviukọ, and Edo ovbukhọ
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ò.bú.kɔ̄/
=== Noun ===
òbúkọ
he-goat, billy goat
Antonym: àkẹ̀
==== Related terms ====
ewúrẹ́ (“goat”)
ìdérègbè (“goat”)