eku

Asu

Noun

eku

water

Further reading

Roger Blench, The Nupoid Languages of West-Central Nigeria: Overview and Comparative Wordlist (2013)

Esperanto

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈeku]
Rhymes: -eku
Hyphenation: e‧ku

Verb

eku

imperative of eki

Maltese

Etymology

From Italian eco or a Sicilian equivalent, from Latin echo, from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛːku/

Noun

eku m (plural eki or ekujiet or ekijiet)

echo

Olukumi

Etymology

Compare with Yoruba eku, Igala ìkélékwu. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *e-ku

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ē.kū/

Noun

eku

mouse, rat

Ye'kwana

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [eku]

Verb

eku

(transitive) to have sex with

Derived terms

ooku

References

Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “eku”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎, Lyon

Yoruba

Etymology

Compare with Olukumi eku, Igala ìkélékwu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ē.kū/

Noun

eku

rat, bush rat
Synonyms: èkúté, ẹmọ́

Derived terms

eku abìrùpùyẹ́ (“a long-tailed rat”)
eku asín (“shrew”)
eku ẹdá

Related terms

ẹ̀lírí

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