"okuku" meaning in Yoruba

See okuku in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ò.kù.kù/ Forms: òkùkù [canonical]
Etymology: Compare with Ede Idaca òkùkù Etymology templates: {{cog|idd|òkùkù}} Ede Idaca òkùkù Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=òkùkù|head2=}} òkùkù, {{yo-pos|noun|òkùkù|}} òkùkù, {{yo-noun|òkùkù}} òkùkù
  1. (Ekiti) Alternative form of òkùnkùn (“darkness”) Tags: Ekiti, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: òkùnkùn (extra: darkness)
    Sense id: en-okuku-yo-noun-xT615q-j Categories (other): Ekiti Yoruba, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  2. (idiomatic, Ekiti) Alternative form of òkùnkùn (“evil”) Tags: Ekiti, alt-of, alternative, idiomatic Alternative form of: òkùnkùn (extra: evil) Synonyms: ubi, ibìlísì
    Sense id: en-okuku-yo-noun-zTm5M5vL Categories (other): Ekiti Yoruba, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  3. (idiomatic, Ekiti) Alternative form of òkùnkùn (“blindness”) Tags: Ekiti, alt-of, alternative, idiomatic Alternative form of: òkùnkùn (extra: blindness)
    Sense id: en-okuku-yo-noun-92gcUnU7 Categories (other): Ekiti Yoruba, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: òkùnkùn, òkìkù Derived forms: olókùkù (english: that which is characterized by darkness)
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    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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      "ipa": "/ò.kù.kù/"
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    {
      "word": "òkùnkùn"
    },
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      "word": "òkìkù"
    }
  ],
  "word": "okuku"
}

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