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chọ okwū

Active verb

8 varieties

Ndebe script

 

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Meanings

  1. provoke; seek quarrel; look for trouble

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Abịrịba, Echee, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Nkanụ, Obosi, Ọkụzụ, Ọnịcha

  • chọ ụkà Abịrịba
  • kpasu iwē Echee
  • sèsu okwū Mkpọọ
  • chọ ọnụ̄ Ngwa
  • chọ ofū Nkanụ
  • chọ okwunụkà Obosi
  • chọ nsògbu Ọkụzụ
  • chọ okwū Ọnịcha
  • chọ okòro Ọnịcha

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ọ na-achọ okwu n'ebe ọ bụla.

— He looks for trouble everywhere.

Chọla okwu na nwoke ahụ.

— Don't look for trouble with that man.

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