kọ

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Gun

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Etymology 1

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Cognates include Fon kɔ́, Saxwe Gbe okɔ́ (soil, sand), Adja ekɔ (soil, sand, ground)

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kọ́ (plural kọ́ lẹ́) (Nigeria)

  1. ground, sand
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Etymology 2

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Cognates include Fon kɔ̀, Saxwe Gbe okɔ̀, Adja ekɔ, Ewe .

Kọ̀ dáwè dòpó tọ̀n

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kọ̀ (plural kọ̀ lẹ́) (Nigeria)

  1. neck
    Kọ̀ ṣié vìvẹ́ mi táúnMy neck pains me a lot

Yoruba

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Etymology 1

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Cognates include Ifè kɔ̀

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kọ̀

  1. to refuse, reject
    O kọ̀ láti kí àgbà yẹnYou refused to greet the elder
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Etymology 2

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Cognates include Itsekiri kọ́, Ifè kɔ́

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kọ́

  1. to build, construct
  2. to learn, teach, instruct, acquire
    Mò ń bá àwọn olùkọ́ yẹn kọ́ ọmọdé wọ̀nyíI'm helping the teacher teach these children
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Etymology 3

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kọ́

  1. a negation particle, used specifically with emphatic pronouns and nouns
    Èmi kọ́ ló ṣe é!It is not me that did it
  2. a negation particle, used with ni to create sarcastic statements
    Irun kọ́, ọ̀run niNot your hair, the sky (sarcastic)

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kọ́

  1. to hang, suspend
    Mo kọ́ aṣo mi láti okùn yẹnI hung my clothes from that rope

Etymology 5

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Cognates include Ifè

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kọ

  1. to write
    Ó ń bá wọn kọ ọ́She's helping them write it
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Etymology 6

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Cognates include Ifè

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kọ

  1. to stub, strike, hit
    Mo fẹsẹ̀ kọ òkúta yẹnI stubbed my toe on that rock
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Etymology 7

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Cognates include Ifè

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kọ

  1. to recite
    Orin náà ni mo kọI recite the song
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