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eku

Noun
Igbo

8 varieties

Ndebe script



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Meanings

  1. a large long handed spoon used to scoop from pots; ladle

    Noun

  2. spoon; ladle (compare ǹgàjì)

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Afiikpo, Ajalị, Ezaa, Isuama, Izii, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Nsụka

  • ekule Afiikpo
  • eku Afiikpo — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • nnukwu ǹgàjị̀ Afiikpo
  • ǹgàjị̀ ofē Ajalị
  • eku Ezaa — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • eku Isuama — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • eku Izii — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • nnukwu ǹgàzị̀ Mkpọọ
  • eku Ngwa — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • ǹgàjị̀ akpọ̄kọ̄ Nsụka

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ikuku na-eku n'ezi.

— The wind is blowing outside.

Ọ na-eku nwata ahụ ka ha pụọ n'ezi.

— She is carrying the child so that they can go outside.

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