Ǹkwọ
Noun4 varieties
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Meanings
Igbo market day following Àfò, personified as an alūsị
Nounarụsị of the fourth market day of the Igbo week
Proper noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Isuama, Mbaise, Ngwa, Owere
- Ǹkwọ Isuama
- Ǹkwọ Mbaise
- Ǹkwọ Ngwa
- Ǹkwọ Owere
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Kedụ ka nkwo a si wee mebie?
— How did this grater got spoilt?
Nkwọ bụ anụufe na-eri anụufe ibe ya.
— A hawk is bird that preys on other birds.
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- ǹkwọgrater (-kwọ 1. grate)
- Nwankwọfor men born on Ǹkwọ, Èke, Oyè, and Àfò respectively, and Nwam̀gbankw̄ ọ, Nwam̀gbeēke, Nwam̀gbaàfò for women born on Ǹkwọ, Èke, and Àfò respectively. It is also used preceding the name of a deity, person, or set of circumstances, etc., after which a person is named: e.g. Nwudō (son of Udō, a deity); Nwọòrà (son of all); Nwoòlìsà (son of Òlìsà, God); Nwachukwu (son of God); Nwiijè (for a son born away from home); male child born on the fourth or 8th market day.; male name; child born on Nkwọ day