ágụ

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Igbo

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Igboid *á-ŋ-gõ̀ĩ́. Cognate with Ekpeye ɔ́ꜜgʷʊ́, Ogbah áꜜgī́, Ezaa áꜜgʊ́, Izi áꜜgʊ́, Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni ágʊ̌, Ika áꜜgʊ́̃.[2] Further cognates probably include Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́-kʊ̃̀, (whence Igala ẹ́kọ̀ and Yoruba ẹkùn), and Proto-Bantu *ngòì.

Noun

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ágụ

  1. leopard

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Blench, Roger ((Can we date this quote?)) A Dictionary of Echie, An Igboid Language of Southern Nigeria[1]
  2. ^ Blench, Roger, Williamson, Kay, Ohiri-Aniche, Chinyere (2013) Comparative Igboid[2]