akwa

Abau

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /akwa/

Interjection

akwa

  1. address term for a female listen, lady! hey!

References

SIL International (2020) “Abau Dictionary”, in Webonary.org‎[2]

Igbo

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ákʷá/

Noun

akwa

  1. cry, weeping.
    Ọ na-ebe akwa.
    He is crying.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ákʷà/

Noun

akwà

  1. 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

  • IPA(key): /àkʷá/

Noun

àkwa

  1. egg
    M na-eri akwa.
    I am eating (an) egg.

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /àkʷà/

Noun

àkwà

  1. bed, couch
  2. bridge.

References

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