ewù
NounNdebe script
Meanings
fame; report; rumour
Noun
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Ewù ya gbasara n'obodo niile.
— His fame spread throughout the whole town.
Ị nụla ewù banyere oriri ahụ?
— Have you heard the rumour about that feast?
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- ewugiant rat, "rabbit"; goat;; goat; (applied to person) fool
- chọ ụlago and sleep with friend or relative; be in season, on heat (of animals) Ewu Ndù àchọgo; a gà-àkpụgalụ yā mkpi Ndụ's goat is on heat; it will be taken to a he-goat
- kpọnye ọkụbuild up a fire; set fire to; burn off with fire Ànyqị chòlù ịkpọ ewu ọkụ We want to burn off (the hair of) a goat; build up fire; set fire to