kọ
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ko"
Gun[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Cognates include Fon kɔ́, Saxwe Gbe okɔ́ (“soil, sand”), Adja ekɔ (“soil, sand, ground”)
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Noun[edit]
kọ́ (plural kọ́ lẹ́) (Nigeria)
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Etymology 2[edit]
Cognates include Fon kɔ̀, Saxwe Gbe okɔ̀, Adja ekɔ, Ewe kɔ.
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Noun[edit]
kọ̀ (plural kọ̀ lẹ́) (Nigeria)
- neck
- Kọ̀ ṣié vìvẹ́ mi táún ― My neck pains me a lot
Yoruba[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
kọ̀
Derived terms[edit]
- kọ̀ sílẹ̀ (“to divorce”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Cognates include Itsekiri kọ́, Ifè kɔ́
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
kọ́
- to build, construct
- to learn, teach, instruct, acquire
- Mò ń bá àwọn olùkọ́ yẹn kọ́ ọmọdé wọ̀nyí ― I'm helping the teacher teach these children
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Etymology 3[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Particle[edit]
kọ́
- a negation particle, used specifically with emphatic pronouns and nouns
- Èmi kọ́ ló ṣe é! ― It is not me that did it
- a negation particle, used with ni to create sarcastic statements
- Irun kọ́, ọ̀run ni ― Not your hair, the sky (sarcastic)
Etymology 4[edit]
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kọ́
Etymology 5[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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kọ
- to write
- Ó ń bá wọn kọ ọ́ ― She's helping them write it
Derived terms[edit]
- kọ̀wé (“to write (a book)”)
- pátákò ìkọ̀wé (“blackboard”)
- ìkọ̀wé (“writing”)
Etymology 6[edit]
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kọ
Derived terms[edit]
- kọsẹ̀ (“to stub the foot”)
Etymology 7[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
kọ
- to recite
- Orin náà ni mo kọ ― I recite the song
Derived terms[edit]
- kọrin (“to sing”)