Nkọwa okwu · 120 entries
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- -waAV
- cut; split; divide; space
- come out; break through; burst out (on); force one's way in
- wander; explore (e.g. forest)
- break; shatter
- continuing; becoming more and more
Ụmù ọlū ya nà-àbawanye ūba — His apprentices are increasing more and more
- -wàAV
- put in between two closely placed objects with little or no space between them; insert
- -wà akwàAV
- wear loincloth
- put on loincloth
- = -wà ògòdò
- -wa ànìAV
- break up land by digging; divide land for planting; dig ground
- -wa ezēAV
- file teeth
- -wa ibeNNC
- break, smash, into pieces
- -wa jiAV
- hold annual religious New Yam Festival
- divide or split yam
- hold annual (religious) new yam festival
Agà m àwa jī — I shall cut the yam
- -wa ọfịaAV
- wander in, explore, the forest
- -wà ògòdòAV
- wear loin-cloth
- (fig.) be of age, adolescent; reach puberty
- (= -wà akwà)
- put on loincloth
- put on loincloth ceremonially. In olden days, this ceremony marked the time when a boy stopped appearing nude. From thenceforth he had the privileges and obligations of a man
Èke awàgo ògòdò
- -wa ọjịAV
- break kola
- bribe; tip
- -wa okèAV
- make a boundary; put a mark; demarcate
- -wà ụnòNNC
- repair thatch of a house
- -wà ụnọAV
- repair thatch of a house (= -wàchi ụnò)
- -wabàAV
- rush in; invade
- -wabàtaAV
- rush inside
- -waghalịAV
- wander about
Kèdu ǹkè ọ nà-àwaghalị n’ime ọfīa? — Why is he wandering in the forest?
- -waghalị n’ụnòAV
- wander about lazily in the house
- -wagotaAV
- wander up (nearer)
- -wakpòAV
- submerge
- -waku(lu)AV
- attack; rush at
- -wakwàsịAV
- attack
- -wakwuteAV
- attack
- -wànyeAV
- insert in (between)
- -wapùAV
- pull out thing stuck in
- -wapùtaAV
- burst out; flow
- come out from the soil (of water); flood
Mmilī àwago n’ụnò — Underground water has flooded the floors of the house
- -weAV
- be angry, annoyed
- -wèAV
- take
- -we iweAV
- be angry, annoyed
- -wè nniAV
- reap; harvest (literally take food)
- -wèbìpùAV
- take out some
- -wèdàtaAV
- bring down
- -wedàta ànìNNC
- bring down; humble; humiliate
- Ànì, Ànà the Earth Spirit, regarded as the mother of all men, the queen of the underworld, and the custodian of public morality
- -wèdàta ànìAV
- bring down; humble; abase; humiliate
Wedàta ōnwe gī ànì — Humble yourself (literally Bring yourself down)
- -wèfìè ụgwōAV
- seize for debt; seize wrongly for debt
- -wèghalịAV
- move, move (something) about; remove; change the position (of something)
- -wèju akaAV
- have enough
- -wèlụ
- take; take away; take from
- take
Wèlụ ǹkè ị — Take yours
- -wèlụ ọcheNNC
- take a seat
Wèlụ ọchē — Take a seat
- -wèlụ ocheAV
- take a seat
- -wèlụ ọsōNNC
- hurry; hasten; run
- -wèmìAV
- take far away
- -wènataAV
- bring home
Wènata jī — Bring home yams
- -wèniAV
- take up; raise
- -wèni akaAV
- take hand from; raise hand; abandon; leave alone
Wènie akā gị — Hands off! or, Stop being involved
Wènie akā gị n’ànì afù — Take your hand off that land or, Have nothing to do with that land any longer or, Abandon the land
- -wèni aka enūAV
- raise hand
- -wèni enūAV
- raise up
Wènie akā enū — Raise (your) hand
- -wènitaAV
- lift up; take up; pick up
- be better
- -wènita àrụAV
- get better (literally raise body)
Ọ nàfu ewènita — She is improving (in health);
- -wènita enūAV
- lift up; take up
- -wèpùAV
- remove; take off, away; subtract
- -wèpù akaAV
- take hands off (e.g. a matter)
Wepù akā gị — Remove your hand
- -wèpù anyaAV
- ignore; overlook; connive at
- overlook; ignore; give up hope; connive at (literally remove eye from)
- -wèpù obìAV
- dismiss from the mind
- -wepù uchèNNC
- cease to expect; give up hope (literally remove mind)
- male name (from -chè think)
- -wèpù uchèAV
- cease to expect; give up hope (literally remove mind)
- -wèpùtaAV
- bring out; take out
Wepùtalụ m ji — Bring out yam for me
- -wèrụkaAV
- put aside; take out of the way; move aside (of light things)
- -wèrụka n’ùsọAV
- put aside; take out of the way
- -wèta
- bring
— Bring yams
Wèta — Bring (it)
Wètalụ m òfu jī — Bring me a yam
Wèta akwụkwọ naàbò — Bring two books
- -wètaduAV
- bring first (i.e. bring something before doing something else, or before doing something else to the thing brought)
Wètadu yā tupu ì tọghee yā — Bring it first before you open it
- -wètakwuESUF
- bring more (of) Wètakwuelụ m mmadù naàbò Bring me two more persons
- -wewụsa iweAV
- be annoyed, angry against
- be annoyed, angry, with; vent anger upon
- -wì
- see -yì 1., 2.
- -wì alaPValso -yì ala
- be mad
Ì nà-awì alā? — Are you mad?
- -woAV
- bore hole; poke
- peel off; shed (of skin, scales)
A nà m èwo ewī — I am poking the giant rat's hole (with the intention of getting it out and capturing it)
- -wòAV
- put on (clothes)
- deny (a share; implies object has no legal claim to a share)
- -wò àchụ mādùNNC
- become man
- -wo iwòlò (àwòlò)AV
- come off in scales; shed skin
- -wo n’anyaAV
- be plain, clear, obvious; stare one in the face; leap to the eye
- -wò nniAV
- deny (share of) food
- -wo ọnūAV
- dig hole (already existing, e.g. rat-hole); excavate
- speech (including special kinds, such as asking price or counting)
A nà m èwo ōnụ ōke — I am probing, poking, or digging a rat- hole (with the intention of catching the rat)
- -wokòAV
- make loose, or widen, a hole by poking or probing
- -wopùAV
- take off clothes
- -wopù àfèNNC
- put off clothes
- -wuAV
- boil, seethe (corn, palm kernels)
- establish; build
- -wùAV
- become known, popular; spread
- jump (compare -kwụ 5.)
Ife o mèlù nà-ewù — What he has done is fast becoming known to everyone
- -wụAV
- wash (body)
- pour; spread; put; place
- buy (palm kernels, gunpowder) (originally derived from -wụ 2., since kernels and gunpowder must be poured into container in order to buy them)
- excise; pluck out
- -wụ akpùAV
- extract, excise tumour
- cut, excise a tumour, growth
- -wụ àrụAV
- wash the body
- -wù èwùAV
- spread; be noised abroad; be famed
Akụkọ afù nà-ewū èwù — The news is spreading
- -wù ìkpòtọAV
- skip, gambol (as a young animal)
- -wu ìwuAV
- make law
- -wụ ntụAV
- buy gunpowder
- -wù ọsọAV
- race
- -wu ụnòAV
- build a house
- -wu-taAV
- grieve; hurt; trouble; distress
Ọnwụ enyì m nwokē nà-èwuta m ri nnē — The death of my friend is hurting me greatly
- -wùbàAV
- jump into
- -wụbàAV
- pour into
- -wùbeAV
- begin to spread (of news)
- -wụcha (àrụ)AV
- wash, wash clean, cleanse (body)
- -wụcha àrụAV
- wash the body clean; cleanse the body
- -wụchapù (àrụ)AV
- wash (the body) thoroughly
- -wụchapù àrụAV
- wash the body thoroughly
- -wụchapùtaAV
- wash thoroughly
- wash away; clear away
- -wụchiAV
- fill (e.g. hole with debris)
- -wùdàAV
- jump down
- -wùfèAV
- jump over
- -wụfùAV
- pour away
- -wugheAV
- open; make, declare open
- -wughepùAV
- give permission for any kind of gathering; declare open; open
- -wuluAV
- be firm, established
- -wulu ewuluAV
- be firm, established
Oche afù àmaka, o wùùlù èwulu — That chair is magnificient, it is very firm
- -wùnị enūNNC
- jump up
- -wùni enūAV
- jump up
- -wụnye
- pour into (especially liquids)
- pour into
- -wụpùAV
- pour out; throw out (especially liquids)
- -wụràAV
- spread out and divide
- -wụsaAV
- pour into a particular place (liquids, kernels)
- place, put down upon (cloth or many objects)
- -wụsịAV
- throw away, pour away, spill (liquids)
- -wụtaAV
- to buy (kernels)
Anà m èje ịwūta akụ n’Àfò-Nnoòbì — I am going to buy some kernels at Àfò-Nnoòbì market
- walalaNNC
- narrowness
- walala ụzòNNC
- path (opposed to road)
- wàyoNNC
- fraud (Pidgin wàyo)
- wèe
- see -wè
- wèe ganye nàAValso wèe
- till; until; pending
- wèe lue n’ùwà ebìghèèbìAV
- for ever; for ever and ever
- wèe lue nàAV
- until; as far as to
- wèe pùAV
- until
- wèlụ ọsō wèlụ ijèNNC
- come very quickly; come in extreme hurry; come in response to SOS call; come with great speed; speedily (literally take running, take walking)
Gwa yā nya wèlụ ọsō wèlụ ijè bìa fū m anya nà mmilī àmaa nwokè — Tell him to come and see me very quickly because I'm really in a tight spot
- wọò
- see nwọò
Ife n nwọò fa dèbèlù n’agìga iìlo nà-èyi ụmù akā egwù — This thing they placed beside the road frightens the children.
Etu ọ dìlì n’ìzìzì kà ọ dì nwọò... — As it was in the beginning, is now ...
Mèe yā n nwọò Do it like this Etu m dì kà m dì nwọò ènwerọ m ịke ịtā afụfụ màkà nà abù m nnukwu ògàlànyà — As I am (in my present position) I cannot suffer any deprivation because I am a fabulously rich man
Source: Igbo API (Nkọwa okwu), Apache-2.0 · Tier 3