Onyeka
Elliptical Igbo form of Onyekachi, built from onye "who" and ka "surpass, exceed": short for asking who could be greater than one's personal god.
Meaning and origin
Onyeka clips the longer sentence name Onyekachi, dropping its final element chi so that only the rhetorical question "who surpasses..." remains, with the answer left unspoken.
How to pronounce Onyeka
| Igbo (Nigeria) | oh-NYEH-kah /ɔ̀ɲɛ́ka/ |
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