dọ nkì
Active verb6 varieties
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Meanings
cut, make, or have a significant mark on the body, especially tribal marks
Active verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Mbaise, Ngwa, Nkanụ, Nsa, Nsụka, Ọnịcha
- dọ ọ̀kaǹjà Mbaise
- gbu nkì Ngwa
- dọ ọ̀kaǹjà Ngwa
- nye ahụ̀màmà Nkanụ
- dọ nkì Nsa
- gbu itchī Nsụka
- gbu ichi Ọnịcha
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Nwoke ahụ dọrọ nkì n'ihu.
— That man has facial marks.
Nna m dọrọ nkì n'aka nwa ya.
— My father made a mark on his child's hand.
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