ndako

Bangi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *dákò.

Noun

ndako

  1. house

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Bangi ndako.

Noun

ndako

  1. house

Nupe

Etymology

From ǹdá (father) +‎ -kó (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ŋ̀.dá.kó/

Noun

ǹdákó (plural ǹdákózhì)

  1. grandfather
  2. elderly man
  3. ancestor; forefather