isoko

Edo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ísókó/

Noun

isoko

  1. outskirts, environs
    1. (by extension) the Isoko tribe
  2. neighbourhood, district
  3. country (in opposition with the town or city)

References

  • Rebecca N. Agheyisi (1986), An Ẹdo - English Dictionary‎[1], Ethiope Publishing Corporation, page 76
  • Hans Melzian, Ph.D (1937), A Concise Dictionary of the Bini Language of Southern Nigeria‎[2], Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., LTD., page 101

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology 1

From Swahili soko, from Arabic سُوق (sūq).

Noun

isokó class 5 (plural amasokó class 6)

  1. market, marketplace

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *ncóòkò. Cognate with Zulu inhloko, Xhosa intloko.

Noun

isôko class 9 (plural amasôko class 6)

  1. spring, fountain, source (of flowing water)
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