What it means
- òkù Noun
- invitation / callCarried by ‘kpọ’: ‘kpọrọ m òkù’ - invited me. Distinct from ‘ọkụ’ (fire).
- ọkụ Nature and health
- fire / light / heatFire or bodily heat ('ahụ ọkụ' = fever).
How to say it
Say it as òkù. 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.
òkù in a sentence
- Kpọọ ya òkù.Invite him.
- Enyi m kpọrọ m òkù n'oriri.My friend invited me to a celebration.
- ahụ ọkụfever or bodily heat
- Ahụ ọkụ na-atụ m.I have a fever.