akwa

Igbo

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ákʷá/

Noun

akwa

1. cry, weeping.

   Ọ na-ebe akwa.

   He is crying.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ákʷà/

Noun

akwà

1. cloth

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /àkʷá/

Noun

àkwa

1. egg

   M na-eri akwa.

   I am eating (an) egg.

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /àkʷà/

Noun

àkwà

1. bed, couch
2. bridge.