ekû (1) [NU.SIK : 
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: 1) impoverished , poverty-stricken , penniless , needy / beggared ;
2) bereaved , bereft ;
3) frequently feminine ekūtu : orphan ;
4) 
: the name of a social class : the poor , the needy , the disadvantaged ;
impoverished , bereaved , orphaned , orphan
Cf. ekû (2), ekûtu