Eko

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eko"

Edo

Etymology

From eko (“temporary camp”), originating from the use of the territory as a war-camp by Edo warriors in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /è.kó/

Proper noun

Eko

  1. A city in Nigeria, Lagos

Descendants
  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
    • → Hausa: Ìkko

References
  • Agheyisi, Rebecca N. (1986) An Edo-English dictionary, Benin City: Ethiope, →ISBN

Indonesian

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Proper noun

Eko

  1. a male given name from Javanese

Nupe

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Edo eko (“temporary camp”). Either via Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), or Hausa Ìkko.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /è.kó/

Proper noun

Èkó

  1. Lagos (a city in Nigeria)

Yoruba

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Edo eko (“temporary camp”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /è.kó/

Proper noun

Èkó

  1. Lagos (a city in Nigeria)
  2. Lagos State (a state of Nigeria)
  3. A Yoruba subethnic group
  4. A Yoruba dialect spoken in Lagos by the people of Èkó
    Synonym: Ẹ̀yọ̀

Descendants
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