"erukuku" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /è.ɾū.kù.kù/ Forms: èrukùkù [canonical]
Etymology: Compare with Nupe lukuku, Urhobo inékuku, Edo elikhukhu, Igbo kpalakwukwu, Ebira arekuku, Ifè àlúŋ̀kùkù, Olukumi olékùkù, possibly related to Ibibio ebomon-kuku, a widespread Niger-Congo root, Blench (2003) proposes a reconstruction to Proto-Niger-Congo *-kuku. See proposed Proto-Yoruboid *è-lúkùkù. Probably ultimately Onomatopoeic Etymology templates: {{cog|nup|lukuku}} Nupe lukuku, {{cog|urh|inékuku}} Urhobo inékuku, {{cog|bin|elikhukhu}} Edo elikhukhu, {{cog|ig|kpalakwukwu}} Igbo kpalakwukwu, {{cog|igb|arekuku}} Ebira arekuku, {{cog|ife|àlúŋ̀kùkù}} Ifè àlúŋ̀kùkù, {{cog|ulb|olekuku|olékùkù}} Olukumi olékùkù, {{cog|ibb|ebomon-kuku}} Ibibio ebomon-kuku, {{inh|yo|nic-pro|*-kuku}} Proto-Niger-Congo *-kuku, {{inh|yo|alv-yrd-pro|*è-lúkùkù}} Proto-Yoruboid *è-lúkùkù, {{onomatopoeia|yo}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=èrukùkù|head2=}} èrukùkù, {{yo-pos|noun|èrukùkù|}} èrukùkù, {{yo-noun|èrukùkù}} èrukùkù
  1. pigeon Categories (lifeform): Birds Synonyms: ẹyẹlé

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nup",
        "2": "lukuku"
      },
      "expansion": "Nupe lukuku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "urh",
        "2": "inékuku"
      },
      "expansion": "Urhobo inékuku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bin",
        "2": "elikhukhu"
      },
      "expansion": "Edo elikhukhu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ig",
        "2": "kpalakwukwu"
      },
      "expansion": "Igbo kpalakwukwu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "igb",
        "2": "arekuku"
      },
      "expansion": "Ebira arekuku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ife",
        "2": "àlúŋ̀kùkù"
      },
      "expansion": "Ifè àlúŋ̀kùkù",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ulb",
        "2": "olekuku",
        "3": "olékùkù"
      },
      "expansion": "Olukumi olékùkù",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ibb",
        "2": "ebomon-kuku"
      },
      "expansion": "Ibibio ebomon-kuku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "nic-pro",
        "3": "*-kuku"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Niger-Congo *-kuku",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "alv-yrd-pro",
        "3": "*è-lúkùkù"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Yoruboid *è-lúkùkù",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo"
      },
      "expansion": "Onomatopoeic",
      "name": "onomatopoeia"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare with Nupe lukuku, Urhobo inékuku, Edo elikhukhu, Igbo kpalakwukwu, Ebira arekuku, Ifè àlúŋ̀kùkù, Olukumi olékùkù, possibly related to Ibibio ebomon-kuku, a widespread Niger-Congo root, Blench (2003) proposes a reconstruction to Proto-Niger-Congo *-kuku. See proposed Proto-Yoruboid *è-lúkùkù. Probably ultimately Onomatopoeic",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "èrukùkù",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "èrukùkù",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "èrukùkù",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "èrukùkù",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "èrukùkù",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "èrukùkù"
      },
      "expansion": "èrukùkù",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Olukumi links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant target parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba onomatopoeias",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Birds",
          "orig": "yo:Birds",
          "parents": [
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pigeon"
      ],
      "id": "en-erukuku-yo-noun-n3n9bNyI",
      "links": [
        [
          "pigeon",
          "pigeon"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ẹyẹlé"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/è.ɾū.kù.kù/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "erukuku"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nup",
        "2": "lukuku"
      },
      "expansion": "Nupe lukuku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "urh",
        "2": "inékuku"
      },
      "expansion": "Urhobo inékuku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bin",
        "2": "elikhukhu"
      },
      "expansion": "Edo elikhukhu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ig",
        "2": "kpalakwukwu"
      },
      "expansion": "Igbo kpalakwukwu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "igb",
        "2": "arekuku"
      },
      "expansion": "Ebira arekuku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ife",
        "2": "àlúŋ̀kùkù"
      },
      "expansion": "Ifè àlúŋ̀kùkù",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ulb",
        "2": "olekuku",
        "3": "olékùkù"
      },
      "expansion": "Olukumi olékùkù",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ibb",
        "2": "ebomon-kuku"
      },
      "expansion": "Ibibio ebomon-kuku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "nic-pro",
        "3": "*-kuku"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Niger-Congo *-kuku",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "alv-yrd-pro",
        "3": "*è-lúkùkù"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Yoruboid *è-lúkùkù",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo"
      },
      "expansion": "Onomatopoeic",
      "name": "onomatopoeia"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare with Nupe lukuku, Urhobo inékuku, Edo elikhukhu, Igbo kpalakwukwu, Ebira arekuku, Ifè àlúŋ̀kùkù, Olukumi olékùkù, possibly related to Ibibio ebomon-kuku, a widespread Niger-Congo root, Blench (2003) proposes a reconstruction to Proto-Niger-Congo *-kuku. See proposed Proto-Yoruboid *è-lúkùkù. Probably ultimately Onomatopoeic",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "èrukùkù",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "èrukùkù",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "èrukùkù",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "èrukùkù",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "èrukùkù",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "èrukùkù"
      },
      "expansion": "èrukùkù",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Olukumi links with redundant target parameters",
        "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
        "Yoruba lemmas",
        "Yoruba nouns",
        "Yoruba onomatopoeias",
        "Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Niger-Congo",
        "Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Yoruboid",
        "Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Niger-Congo",
        "Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Yoruboid",
        "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "yo:Birds"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pigeon"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pigeon",
          "pigeon"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ẹyẹlé"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/è.ɾū.kù.kù/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "erukuku"
}

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