àchàrà
Noun6 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
generic name for coarse grass or straw, including bamboo (Oxytenanthera sp.), elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) and spear-grass (Imperata cylindrica)
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Afiikpo, Isuama, Mkpọọ, Nsa, Owere, Ọnịcha
- èchàrà Afiikpo
- àchàrà Isuama
- ọtọ̄sị̄ Mkpọọ
- àchàrà Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
- àchàrà Owere — same spelling as the Izugbe
- àchàlà Ọnịcha
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
E ji achara arụ ụlọ ata.
— Straws are used in building thatch house.
Gbajisịa osisi achara ahụ.
— Break that bamboo stick into pieces.
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