òkwu
NounNdebe script
Meanings
word; speech; talk; matter; dispute
Nouna small house with a steep thatched roof and a single door, used as a sleeping house in mosquito-infested areas and as a storehouse
Noun
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Arụrụ èrika n’ebe à. Bìa kà ị fụ òkwu fā
— There are many ants here. Come and see their nest
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Same spelling, different tones
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- okwuspeech; word; speech; affair; matter; dispute; quarrel; cover; lid; stopper; cork (from -kwu 2. cover)
- òkwùfriend (good or bad sense)
- kwubìend a speech Bikō, kwubìzịa okwu afù Please, end that speech
- okwuchicork; lid; cover; cork; stopper; lid (compare okwu 2.)
- ọkwụ(chi)see okwu(chi)
- kwu okwu azụslander; back-bite Ọ nà-èkwu m okwu āzụ He is talking about me behind my back
- kwu ezi okwu#speak the truth Ọ bù ezi okwu#kà m nà-èkwu I am speaking the truth