bìtụ aka
Active verbNdebe script
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Meanings
take hold of; grasp; press with hand lightly (e.g. as when feeling the temperature of a person with hand)
Active verb
Dialect & variants
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Nne ya bìtụrụ aka n'ahụ ya ile ma ahụ ya ọ na-ekpo ọkụ.
— His mother pressed her hand on his body to see if he was hot.
Bìtụ aka n'aka m ka anyị gafee ụzọ.
— Hold my hand so we can cross the road.
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