akwa

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Igbo

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Etymology 1

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akwa

  1. cry, weeping.
    na-ebe akwa.
    He is crying.

Etymology 2

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akwà

  1. cloth

Etymology 3

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From Proto-Igboid *ĩ̀-kʷã̀. Cognate with Ekpeye ʊ̀kʷâ, Ogbah ɛ́kʷã̀, Ezaa ɛ́kʷá, Izi ɛ́kʷá, Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni ɛ́kʷá, Ika ɛ́kʷã́.[1]

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àkwa

  1. egg
    M na-eri akwa.
    I am eating (an) egg.

Etymology 4

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àkwà

  1. bed, couch
  2. bridge.

References

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  1. ^ Blench, Roger, Williamson, Kay, Ohiri-Aniche, Chinyere (2013) Comparative Igboid[1]