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ǹkù

Noun
Igbotone-neutral spelling: nku

5 varieties

Ndebe script



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Meanings

  1. wing; wings

    Noun

  2. wing of bird; fin of fish; projecting part of body

    Noun

  3. barb of a hook or spear

    Noun

  4. wing; barb of a hook or spear

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Achala, Anam, Ezaa, Isuama, Izii

  • ǹkù Achala — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • ǹkù Anam — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • eebà Ezaa
  • ǹkə̀ Isuama
  • ǹkù Izii — same spelling as the Izugbe

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ǹkù nnụnụ ahụ gbajiri, ọ naghịzi efe efe.

— That bird's wing is broken, it can no longer fly.

Gịnị mere ǹkù ọkụkọ a ji dị mkpụmkpụ?

— Why are this chicken's wings so short?

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