àkụ
NounAchala, Ngwa
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Dialect & variants
Dialect: Achala, Ngwa
- ubè Achala
- àkụ Ngwa
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
O ji àkụ na ụta chụ nta.
— He used an arrow and bow to hunt.
Gbaa àkụ ahụ na nnụnụ.
— Shoot that arrow at the bird.
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Same spelling, different tones
These entries fold to the same letters once tone is removed, so a tone-blind search returns all of them.
- akụpalm kernel; pubic hair; bank
- àkùwealth; riches; winged termite (edible)
- zụ akụplay the game akụ or òkwè (Yoruba ayò); play board or card games in general
- kpa mkpaseek diligently; search for carefully e.g. -kpa mkpa akụ search for palm kernels in the farm (usually by children); be few; scarce; be few, scarce
- kpù nónụcarry in the mouth; (fig.) be actually, still speaking Akpù m akụ nónụ I am holding palm kernels in my mouth