Eko

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eko"

Edo

Etymology

From a Awori word "Ereko" which means farmstead.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /è.kó/

Proper noun

Eko

1. A city in Nigeria, Lagos

Descendants

• → Yoruba: Èkó
  • → Hausa: Ìkko

References

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

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese Eko. A male variant of Eka, ultimately from Sanskrit एक (eka).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈeko/ [ˈe.ko]
• Rhymes: -eko
• Syllabification: E‧ko

Proper noun

Eko

1. a male given name from Javanese

Nupe

Etymology

From Edo Eko, from Edo eko (“temporary camp”). Either via Yoruba Èkó, or Hausa Ìkko.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /è.kó/

Proper noun

Èkó

1. Lagos (a city in Nigeria)

Yoruba

Etymology

From Edo Eko (“Lagos”), 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

• → Hausa: Ìkko