okwuta
Igala
Etymology
From Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ̀-kʊ́ta, cognate with Yoruba òwúta, Edo òkutá, Ulukwumi òkúta, and Igbo òkutā
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ò.kʷú.tā/
Noun
òkwúta
- stone, pebble; laterite
- grinding stone
- Synonym: òdòkwúta (“a shed that houses grinding stones”)
Related terms
- ápátá (“rock”)
Derived terms
- òkwúta-ọmọjọ́chà (“hailstone”)
- òkwúta-ọmú (“flint”)