nkịta

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Igbo

nkịtā

Etymology

From Proto-Igboid *ɛ́-kʊ́í-tɛ́. Cognate with Ekpeye ákíꜜtá, Ogbah ŋ́kíꜜtá, Ezaa ŋ́kʊ́ꜜtá. Further cognates include Yoruba kítà and Edo ekita.

Pronunciation

Noun

nkịtā

  1. dog (animal)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Blench, Roger, Williamson, Kay, Ohiri-Aniche, Chinyere (2013) Comparative Igboid