anyụ
NounNdebe script
Meanings
axe (also anyikē, anyụ ikē), see separate entry
Noun
Dialect & variants
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Examples
A kàta nà a gà-ègbu ọjì, anyụ èpelụ ọnū, mpòmà èpelụ ọnū
— When it is said that the iroko is to be felled, the axe loses its edge, the matchet loses its edge (i.e. people become discouraged at the thought of too difficult a task)
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