ọkụ

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Igbo

ọkụ

Etymology

Cognate with Ekpeye ɛ́tʃí, Ogbah ɔ́kʷʊ́̃, Ezaa ɔ́kʊ́, Izi ɔ́kʊ́, Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni ɔ́kʊ́.

Pronunciation

Noun

ọ́kụ́

  1. fire
    • 2019, Bịabụlụ Nsọ nʼIgbo Ndị Ugbu a, Biblica Inc., Matthew 13:42:
      Ha ga-atụba ndị a nʼime oke ọkụ ahụ, ebe ha ga-anọ na-akwa akwa, na-atakwa ikikere eze.
      They will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Michael J. C. Echeruo (2001) “ökü”, in Igbo-English Dictionary: A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Igbo Language with an English-Igbo Index, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria: Longman Nigeria Plc, →ISBN, page 137