Igbo edit

Etymology 1 edit

Adjective edit

úkwú

  1. big, great
    Antonym: nta

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Igboid *ʊ́-`-kʊ́wí. Cognate with Ekpeye úkó, Ogbah ʊ́kʷʊ́, Izi ʊ́pfʊ́, Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni ʊ́kʊ́, Ika ʊ́kʷʊ́.[1]

Noun edit

ukwu

  1. leg, foot

References edit

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