eku

eku

1. water

• Roger Blench, The Nupoid Languages of West-Central Nigeria: Overview and Comparative Wordlist (2013)

• IPA^(key): /ˈeku/
• Rhymes: -eku
• Hyphenation: e‧ku

eku

1. imperative of eki

From Italian eco or a Sicilian equivalent, from Latin echo, from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛːku/

eku m (plural eki or ekujiet or ekijiet)

1. echo

Compare with Yoruba eku, Igala ìkélékwu. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *e-ku

• IPA^(key): /ē.kū/

eku

1. mouse, rat

• IPA^(key): [eku]

eku

1. (transitive) to have sex with

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “eku”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon

Compare with Olukumi eku, Igala ìkélékwu

• IPA^(key): /ē.kū/

eku

1. rat, bush rat

   Synonyms: èkúté, ẹmọ́

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