egwù
Noun6 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
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ẸkpẹyẹNounan emotion caused by the threat or suspicion of danger; fear; scare;
Nounfear
Nounfearful, terrible or fierce-looking thing; dangerous thing
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Isuama, Ngwa, Nkanụ, Nsa, Owere, Ẹkpẹyẹ
- ụjọ̄ Isuama
- ụjọ̄ Ngwa
- evù Nkanụ
- egwù Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
- ụjọ̄ Owere
- egwù Ẹkpẹyẹ — same spelling as the Izugbe
No other variants have been documented for this word.
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Same spelling, different tones
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- egwumusic; song; dance; play; entertainment; music; song; dance; play; entertainment
- kpè ìkpebackbite; slander; speak evil of. Much practised by the Egwu Ọjà dancers many years ago. The soloist in the course of her singing spoke to evil-doers who had been committing evil in secret, e.g. a thief or people involved in adultery, thereby bringing their anti-social practices to light