Oku

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noun

An ethnic group of Sierra Leone and the Gambia.

“OKU person (special needs person)”

OriginMalay OKU →
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Meanings

Oku1

nounOku pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyAn ethnic group of Sierra Leone and the Gambia.

OKU2

nounOKU (plural OKUs)

plural OKUs

  1. Malaysiaabbreviationinitialisminitialism of Orang Kurang Upaya (“person with disabilities, special needs person”)

    OKU person (special needs person)

    1 more example

    OKU card (ID card for a special needs person)

Origin

  1. MalayOKU
  2. EnglishOKU

Borrowed from Malay OKU.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Kuokou
Cite this entry
APA

Oku. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oku

MLA

“Oku.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oku. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oku,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oku.

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