àbàda
Noun7 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
wrapper (African wax prints); fabrics, with different design prints, commonly used in making casual attires in West Africa
Nouncloth used mostly by women (Dutch print), also akwā àbàda
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Anam, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Nkanụ, Nsa, Owere, Ọnịcha
- akwā ọ̄mụ̄mā Anam
- akwà mgbòdo Mkpọọ
- mkpūrū Ngwa
- ànàmà Nkanụ
- àbàdà Nkanụ
- ọ̀gọ̀dọ̀ Nkanụ
- ǹjà Nsa
- akwāǹjà Owere
- ọ̀gọ̀dọ̀ Ọnịcha
- obìakwa Ọnịcha
- àbàdà Ọnịcha
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Abada ya aṅachachaala.
— Her abada cloth is completely washed.
Ebere zụtara abada ọ ga-enye nne ya.
— Ebere bought wrapper she will give to her mother.
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