do iru
Active verbNdebe script
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Meanings
face; turn face to incline towards
Active verb
Dialect & variants
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Ọ doro iru ya n'ebe m nọ.
— He turned his face towards where I was.
Doo iru gị n'ebe m nọ.
— Turn your face towards me.
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Same spelling, different tones
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- kpù irufrown; scowl; cover the face; upset; overturn; turn upside down Ì chòlù ikpù ofe iru#? Do you want to overturn the soup?
- iru igwēweather; sky (= iru anyaanwū); weather; sky
- kpasu iweprovoke to anger; annoy; provoke to anger; annoy Àsị yā nà-àkpasu m iwe His lies make me angry, or I am indignant at his lies Àda kpàsùlù nne yā iwe Ada annoyed her mother ÒC bù gịnị kpàtàlù i jì gbakà iru#n’ùtụtù? Ọ bù Àdâ kpàsùlù m iwe Why did you frown in the morning? It was Ada who annoyed me
- iru anyaanwūsun; sky (= iru igwē)
- òdìkòọdīrọ yahypocrisy; pretence; uncertain state, character (compare iru naàbò)