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ukwu

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Igbo

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Etymology 1

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Adjective

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úkwú

  1. big, great
    Antonym: nta

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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ukwu

  1. leg, foot

References

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