àda
Noun8 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
first daughter
ẸkpẹyẹNoundaughter; eldest daughter
Nouneldest daughter; chief woman of family; loosely used for all daughters
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Afiikpo, Ezaa, Izii, Mbaise, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Ẹkpẹyẹ, Ụmụahịa
- àda Afiikpo
- àda Ezaa
- àda Izii
- daādā Mbaise
- àda Mbaise
- nwaādā Mkpọọ
- àda Ngwa
- àda Ẹkpẹyẹ — same spelling as the Izugbe
- àda Ụmụahịa
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Ọchụ nwa ọkụkọ nwe ada, nwa ọkụkọ nwe nwewe ọsọ
— Whoever chases a chicken will keep falling while the chicken runs on.
Anya fụrụ ugo, kirie ugo na-adịghị afụ ugo kwa mgbe, kwa mgbe
— An eye that beholds the eagle should admire it; you do not see an eagle every day.
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Same spelling, different tones
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- adafall
- kpòsoup, mentholatum, etc.); sting (of pepper); hurt (of sting); spread upon; curse; abuse
- kpasu iweprovoke to anger; annoy; provoke to anger; annoy Àsị yā nà-àkpasu m iwe His lies make me angry, or I am indignant at his lies Àda kpàsùlù nne yā iwe Ada annoyed her mother ÒC bù gịnị kpàtàlù i jì gbakà iru#n’ùtụtù? Ọ bù Àdâ kpàsùlù m iwe Why did you frown in the morning? It was Ada who annoyed me
- ètètèwoven shield used in war by the Ada people
- kpà ọnụbecome, render speechless; be dumbfounded Ife Àda mèlù nébe ànyị jèlù kpàlù m ọnụ What Ada did where we went left me dumbfounded
- kpọ àghalācause confusion, riot, tumult; be in an uproar Àda āna-àkpọka aghalā Ada is very fond of causing an uproar, or creating a disturbance