Okùkẹ́nù
Pronunciation
Meaning of Okùkẹ́nù
Okù (Ìjẹ̀bú god of wealth) did not waste its affection (on this child). [verification needed]
Extended Meaning
The verb kẹ́nù means "to waste ones affection or care," often used in reference to an àbíkù child, who, despite all of the care its parents give it, still dies. This name thus may suggest that because the child did not die, the deity Okù did not waste its care or affection on the child.
Morphology
okù-ù-kẹ́-nù
Gloss
okù - the Ìjẹ̀bú deity of enterprise and wealthù - does not
kẹ́ - cherish, care for, pet, pamper
nù - to lose
Geolocation
Common in:
ABEOKUTA
IJEBU
Famous Persons
Okùkẹ́nù
the first Aláké of Abẹ́òkúta