Alakẹ

Yoruba

Etymology

à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ là (“to survive”) +‎ kẹ́ (“to care for, to cherish”), literally “One that has survived for us to care for”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.là.kɛ́/

Proper noun

Àlàkẹ́

1. A female oríkì name, meaning "One that has survived for us to care for".