kọ

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

• okɔ́, kɔ́ (Benin)
• okọ́

• IPA^(key): /kɔ́/

kọ́ (plural kọ́ lẹ́) (Nigeria)

1. ground, sand

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

• okɔ̀, kɔ̀ (Benin)
• okọ̀

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̀/

kọ̀ (plural kọ̀ lẹ́) (Nigeria)

1. neck

   Kọ̀ ṣié vìvẹ́ mi táún ― My neck pains me a lot

Cognates include Ifè kɔ̀

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̀/

kọ̀

1. to refuse, reject

   O kọ̀ láti kí àgbà yẹn ― You refused to greet the elder

Cognates include Itsekiri kọ́, Ifè kɔ́

• IPA^(key): /kɔ́/

kọ́

1. to build, construct
2. to learn, teach, instruct, acquire

   Mò ń bá àwọn olùkọ́ yẹn kọ́ ọmọdé wọ̀nyí ― I'm helping the teacher teach these children

• IPA^(key): /kɔ́/

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 ni ― Not your hair, the sky (sarcastic)

• IPA^(key): /kɔ́/

kọ́

1. to hang, suspend

   Mo kọ́ aṣo mi láti okùn yẹn ― I hung my clothes from that rope

Cognates include Ifè kɔ

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̄/

kọ

1. to write

   Ó ń bá wọn kọ ọ́ ― She's helping them write it

Cognates include Ifè kɔ

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̄/

kọ

1. to stub, strike, hit

   Mo fẹsẹ̀ kọ òkúta yẹn ― I stubbed my toe on that rock

Cognates include Ifè kɔ

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̄/

kọ

1. to recite

   Orin náà ni mo kọ ― I recite the song