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gbupụ̀

Active verb

5 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. to surgically remove part of the body especially the arm or the leg; amputate; cut off

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Mbaise, Ngwa, Nsụka, Ọnịcha, Ụmụahịa

  • gbufụ̀ Mbaise
  • gbufụ̀ Ngwa
  • befụ̀ Ngwa
  • betu Nsụka
  • gbupụ̀ Ọnịcha
  • gbufụ̀ Ụmụahịa

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ọrịa ahụ mere e ji gbupụ ya ụkwụ.

— That sickness made his leg to be amputated.

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