ka
Active verb5 varieties
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Meanings
surpass; exceed; be more than; be superior to
Active verbmore; than; as; still; let
Extensional suffixbe hard, strong, firm, dry, mature, ripe (in firmness; contrast)
Active verbbe old, worn out, torn, rent, tattered; hence, apart, asunder (as result of tearing or cutting)
Active verbbe hard, firm, strong
Active verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Ajalị, Isuama, Mkpọọ, Nkanụ, Owere
- shinne Ajalị
- ba Ajalị
- hinne Ajalị
- -gbu Isuama
- rinne Mkpọọ
- -ka Nkanụ — same spelling as the Izugbe
- -gbu Owere
- -ka Owere — same spelling as the Izugbe
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
E mee nwata ka e mere ibe ya, obi adị ya mma
— When a child is treated like their age-mates, they are happy.
Ebe onye dara ka chi ya kwaturu ya
— The spot where a person falls is the spot their Chi pushed them.
Related words
Words built on this one
- bèka
- bìka
- cha
- dọka
- ka aka
- ka anya
- ka mmā
- ka nka
- ka obì
- ka àrụ
- ka(ta) àrụ
- kaba àrụ
- kachasị
- kachi ntì
- kaghè
- kakpọ
- kakwù
- kalị
- kanite àrụ
- kasì obì
- kasị
- kasị akasị
- kata àrụ
- kà akàlà
…and 21 more in this list.
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