eku
Asu
Noun
eku
- water
Further reading
- Roger Blench, The Nupoid Languages of West-Central Nigeria: Overview and Comparative Wordlist (2013)
Esperanto
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
Maquiritari
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [eku]
Verb
eku
- (transitive) to have sex with
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 ẹdá
- eku abìrùpùyẹ́ (“a long-tailed rat”)
- eku asín (“shrew”)
Related terms
- ẹ̀lírí