dakpò
Active verbAchala, Mkpọọ
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Meanings
fall upon violently; pounce upon (of people fighting)
Active verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Achala, Mkpọọ
- dado Achala
- dakpò Mkpọọ
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Ndị ọhi ahụ dakpọrọ ya n'ime ụlọ ya
— The thieves pounced upon him violently inside his house.
Gịnị mere unu ji dakpọọ nwoke ahụ n'okporo ụzọ?
— Why did you people fall upon that man violently on the road?
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