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Igbo word

puku

In Igbo, puku means one thousand. See the other meanings and examples below.

What it means

puku Social life
one thousandUse this after a counted noun, as in puku naira. Standard Igbo counts in tens, so only addition builds a larger number.
pụkụ Numeral
thousand (1000)Means “thousand (1000)”.

How to say it

Say it as pú-kú. Use two short, even syllables.

Igbo is tonal, so pitch can change a word’s meaning. The marks above show this reading.

puku in a sentence

  • puku iriten thousand
  • puku na narịone thousand one hundred