hịọ
Active verb4 varieties
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Meanings
twist (especially somebody's mouth as punishment); give severe punishment; deal with; turning of bolt etc
Active verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Ezaa, Mkpọọ, Obosi, Ọnịcha
- fịa Ezaa
- shịọ Mkpọọ
- shịọ Obosi
- fịọ Ọnịcha
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Nna ya hịọrọ ya ọnụ maka ịgha ụgha.
— His father twisted his mouth for him for lying.
Hịọa mkpịsị ígwè ahụ ka ọ kwụsie ike.
— Turn that bolt so that it holds firm.
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