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ọkwa

Noun

5 varieties

Ndebe script



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Meanings

  1. rank; hierarchy; position, post, or level in an organization

    Noun
  2. wooden bowl; tray; wooden platter for cutting up meat

    Noun
  3. wooden bowl, tray; wooden platter for cutting up meat

    Noun
  4. state; condition; post; position

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Afiikpo, Ezaa, Isuama, Owere, Ọkụzụ

  • ọkwa Afiikpo — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • ọkwa Ezaa
  • ọkwa Isuama
  • ọkwa Owere
  • ọkwa Ọkụzụ — same spelling as the Izugbe

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Obi ji ọkwa were bee anụ.

— Obi used a wooden platter to cut meat.

Ọkwa ahụ dị n'akụkụ ọkụ n'ụlọ.

— That wooden tray is near the fire in the house.

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