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cha

Extensional suffix
Igbo

3 varieties

Ndebe script

-

Voice recording

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Meanings

  1. finish doing; completely; totally

    Extensional suffix

  2. be light- or reddish-coloured (as opposed to being dark)

    Active verb

  3. wash, scrub (hand, foot, hard object); clean off; be clean, pure (compare -sa 1.)

    Active verb

  4. shine (as sun); glisten; glitter; blaze; beat down (as sun); scorch (of sun, fire, hot iron, etc.) (compare -mù 2., but stronger)

    Active verb

  5. open up; reveal

    Active verb

  6. thoroughness

    Active verb

  7. be ripe as shown by change of colour) (of yam, cassava, corn, coconut); (fig.) be bold, brave, determined

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Achala, Isuama, Owere

  • -chọ Achala
  • -cha Isuama — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • -cha Owere — same spelling as the Izugbe

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Nwata ahụ richara nni ya ngwa ngwa.

— The child finished his food quickly.

Richaa nni gị tupu ị pụọ.

— Finish your food before you leave.

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