ekwè
Noun6 varieties
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Meanings
stool
ẸkpẹyẹNounthe hind head opposite the forehead; hind head; occipital bone; medulla oblongata
Nounsmall uncarved stool
Nounocciput (also òkpù n’ekwè)
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Afiikpo, Isuama, Mkpọọ, Owere, Ẹkpẹyẹ, Ọkụzụ
- ekwè Afiikpo
- azụ ishi Afiikpo
- ẹkẇẹ̀ Isuama
- ekwò Mkpọọ
- ekẇè Owere
- ekwè Ẹkpẹyẹ — same spelling as the Izugbe
- àzụ isī Ọkụzụ
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Ọ nọdụrụ na ekwe dị n'akụkụ ọnụ ụzọ.
— He sat on the stool beside the doorway.
Kpọta ekwe ka anyị nọdụ.
— Bring a stool so that we can sit.
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