nkịta

Igbo

Etymology

From Proto-Igboid *ɛ́-kʊ́í-tɛ́. Cognate with Ekpeye ákíꜜtá, Ogbah ŋ́kíꜜtá, Ezaa ŋ́kʊ́ꜜtá.[1] Further cognates include Yoruba kítà and Edo ekita.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ŋ́.kí.ꜜtá/

Noun

nkịtā

dog (animal)

Derived terms

Terms derived from nkịta

nkịta ọhịa (“hyaena”)
ọkụ nkịta (“hot-dog”)

References

Blench, Roger, Williamson, Kay, Ohiri-Aniche, Chinyere (2013) Comparative Igboid‎

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