eze

See also: Eze., Èze, ëzë, and eȝe

Translingual

Symbol

eze

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Uzekwe.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Uzekwe terms

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Igbo eze.

Noun

eze (plural ezes)

1. A chief of the Igbo people.

Igbo

Etymology 1

From Proto-Igboid *é-`-ɟè. Cognate with Ekpeye ézè, Ogbah ézè, Ezaa ézè, Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni ézé, Ika ézê.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ézè/

Noun

éze

1. king

Etymology 2

From Proto-Igboid *í-`-ɟé. Cognate with Ekpeye íꜜzé, Ogbah éꜜzé, Ezaa ézé, Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni ézé, Ika éꜜzé.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /éꜜzé/

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Noun

ézē

1. teeth