ukwu

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Igbo[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Adjective[edit]

úkwú

  1. big, great
    Antonym: nta

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Igboid *ʊ́-`-kʊ́wí. Cognate with Ekpeye úkó, Ogbah ʊ́kʷʊ́, Izi ʊ́pfʊ́, Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni ʊ́kʊ́, Ika ʊ́kʷʊ́.[1]

Noun[edit]

ukwu

  1. leg, foot

References[edit]

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