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dọ

Verb
Igbo

9 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. cause (trouble) PI

    ẸkpẹyẹVerb

  2. draw; pull

    Active verb

  3. (a heavy or bulky object) be kept or placed somewhere; a body of water collected somewhere

    Passive verb

  4. pull, drag

    ẸkpẹyẹVerb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Ezaa, Isuama, Mbaise, Ngwa, Nsa, Nsụka, Owere, Ẹkpẹyẹ, Ọnịcha

  • lọ̀chịa Ezaa
  • dọ̀ọ Ezaa
  • gbàchịa Ezaa
  • lọ̀ta Ezaa
  • sèchịa Ezaa
  • dọ Isuama — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • dọ Isuama
  • pụ Mbaise
  • pụ Ngwa
  • dọ Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • dọ Nsụka — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • dọ Owere — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • dọ Owere
  • dọ Ẹkpẹyẹ — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • kpụ Ọnịcha

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ọ na-adọ nsogbu n'obodo a.

— He causes trouble in this town.

Dọọ m nsogbu ọzọ, ị ga-ahụ ihe.

— Cause me trouble again, and you will see.

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