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Igbo
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
akwa
- cry, weeping.
- Ọ na-ebe akwa.
- He is crying.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
akwà
- cloth
Etymology 3
From Proto-Igboid *ĩ̀-kʷã̀. Cognate with Ekpeye ʊ̀kʷâ, Ogbah ɛ́kʷã̀, Ezaa ɛ́kʷá, Izi ɛ́kʷá, Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni ɛ́kʷá, Ika ɛ́kʷã́.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
àkwa
- egg
- M na-eri akwa.
- I am eating (an) egg.
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Noun
àkwà
- bed, couch
- bridge.
References
- ^ Blench, Roger, Williamson, Kay, Ohiri-Aniche, Chinyere (2013) Comparative Igboid