akoso

Yoruba

Etymology

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kó (“to gather”) +‎ so (“to tie”), literally “The act of gathering and bringing together”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.kó.sō/

Noun

àkóso

1. the act of coordinating or organizing activities
2. activities being coordinated or organized
3. coordination, administration, management, control

   Synonym: ìjọba

Derived terms

• ajẹmákòóso (“administrative”)
• alákòóso ilé-ìkàwé ilé-ìwé (“librarian”)
• alákòóso (“administrator”)
• sáà ìṣàkóso (“regime”)
• ṣàkóso (“to administrate”)
• ṣíṣe-ìkóríjọ ètò-àkóso ní ààrin-gíngín (“centralization”)
• àkóso ààrin-gíngín (“central administration”)
• àṣẹ àkóso àwọn onímọ̀-iṣẹ́-ọwọ́ (“technocracy”)