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Meaning of òkú | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
ò.kú

Definitions

  1. Contextually, the word may imply ancestors, in relation to the ancestor worship practices of the Yorùbá people.
  2. corpse, deceased
  3. The orisha of wealth specifically among the Ijebu people, equivalent to Ajé, Yoruba names with the prefix Okú, like Òkúsànyà, refer to this orisha.

Equivalents

English corpse

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

òkú tí wọ́n kùn lọ́ṣẹ òkú-Èkó Okudi Òkúdu òkukù okùlè

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