What nnukwu means
- nnukwu Adjective
- big / great / largeGoes before its noun: 'nnukwu oriri' = a great feast; 'nnukwu efere' = a big dish.
How to say it
Say it as ńnú-kwū. Keep every written vowel clear, including dotted vowels, without adding an English stress pattern.
Igbo is tonal, so pitch can change a word’s meaning. The marks above show this reading.
nnukwu in a sentence
- ngaji nnukwua big spoon
- Ha wetara nnukwu efere jupụtara n’anụ, ji, azụ, ofe na ọtụtụ nri dị ụtọ.They brought out large dishes filled with meat, yam, fish, soup and many other delicious foods.
- Otu ụbọchị, anụmanụ niile n’obodo ahụ nụrụ na a ga-enwe nnukwu oriri n’eluigwe.One day, all the animals in the town heard that there would be a great feast in the sky.