ekpa

== Nupe == === Etymology 1 === From e- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kpa (“to cough”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ē.k͡pā/ ==== Noun ==== ekpa cough ===== Derived terms ===== kpakpa (“to cough”) === Etymology 2 === Cognate with Yoruba apá (“arm; wing”), Igbo aka (“arm; hand”) and Igala íká. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ē.k͡pá/ ==== Noun ==== ekpá (plural ekpázhì) shoulder === Etymology 3 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ē.k͡pā/ ==== Noun ==== ekpa (plural ekpazhì) frame of an upright weaving loom === Etymology 4 === Compare Yoruba ọ̀pá. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /è.k͡pá/ ==== Noun ==== èkpá height; length === Etymology 5 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ē.k͡pà/ ==== Noun ==== ekpà (plural ekpàzhì) arrow === Etymology 6 === Compare Yoruba ipa. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ē.k͡pā/ ==== Noun ==== ekpa (plural ekpazhì) path Mámági à da Bida bè ekpa Mìnà e ― Mamagi will go to Bida via Minna (literally, “Mamagi will go to Bida with Minna's road”) == Teke-Tyee == === Noun === ekpa (plural bikpa) yam