àkanwụ
Noun4 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
potash (caustic potash or potash lye)
Nounpotash (Hausa kanwaa)
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Afiikpo, Ezaa, Ngwa, Owere
- àkawa Afiikpo
- ọ̀kanwa Ezaa
- nnuawụ̀rụ̀ Ngwa
- àkanwụ Owere
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Nne m ji akanwụ sie ụkwa.
— My mother cooked breadfruit with potash.
Ngụ ka akanwụ mma.
— Ngu is better than potash.
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