nnụnụ

Igbo

Etymology

From Proto-Igboid *ɛ́-nʊ̀̃nʊ́̃. Cognate with Ekpeye ʊ́nʊ̀, Ogbah ńnʊ̀nʊ̀, Ezaa ɛ́nʊ̀, Izi ɛ́nʊ̀, Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni ńnʊ́nʊ̀, Ika ńnʊ̀nʊ̀.[1] Further cognates probably include Horom nɔ̀n, Bo-Rukul anón, Ikulu gìnúŋ, Pe i-nol, Yangkam noi, Tarok inyil and Kutep i-noŋ.

Noun

nnụ̀nụ̀

  1. bird (generic)

Derived terms

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

Further reading
  • Michael J. C. Echeruo (2001) “nnünü”, in Igbo-English Dictionary: A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Igbo Language with an English-Igbo Index, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria: Longman Nigeria Plc, →ISBN, page 111
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