"Alakẹ" meaning in Yoruba

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Proper name

IPA: /à.là.kɛ́/ Forms: Àlàkẹ́ [canonical]
Etymology: à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + là (“to survive”) + kẹ́ (“to care for, to cherish”), literally “One that has survived for us to care for” Etymology templates: {{af|yo|à-|là|kẹ́|id1=nominalizing prefix|lit=One that has survived for us to care for|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to survive|t3=to care for, to cherish}} à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + là (“to survive”) + kẹ́ (“to care for, to cherish”), literally “One that has survived for us to care for” Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Àlàkẹ́|head2=}} Àlàkẹ́, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Àlàkẹ́}} Àlàkẹ́, {{yo-prop|Àlàkẹ́}} Àlàkẹ́
  1. A female oríkì name, meaning "One that has survived for us to care for". Categories (topical): Yoruba female given names, Yoruba given names
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        "A female oríkì name, meaning \"One that has survived for us to care for\"."
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