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Igbo word

ọkụ

In Igbo, ọkụ means fire / light / heat. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What ọkụ means

ọkụ Nature and health
fire / light / heatFire or bodily heat ('ahụ ọkụ' = fever).

How to say it

Say it as ọ́-kụ́. Keep every written vowel clear, including dotted vowels, without adding an English stress pattern.

Igbo is a tonal language, so the pitch of a word carries meaning. The spelling above keeps the marks the app teaches, and the recording is a native speaker, not a machine voice.

ọkụ in a sentence

  • ahụ ọkụfever or bodily heat
  • Kpọọ ya òkù.Invite him.
  • Ahụ ọkụ na-atụ m.I have a fever.
  • Enyi m kpọrọ m òkù n'oriri.My friend invited me to a celebration.