kà

Active verb

Igbotone-neutral spelling: ka

Ndebe script

-

Meanings

guess
Active verb
(make a) mark; fix; appoint
Active verb
speak; say
Active verb
afflict; torment; worry
Active verb

Dialect & variants

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Examples

Akwa ọ nà-èbe nà-akā m#arụ
— Her crying is worrying me (i.e. making me uncomfortable)

Related words

Words containing this one

kà nzū
kà àkà
kà ụkà
kà àgbà
kà akàlà

Similar meaning

gbakà àrụ
(ọnū) -kpà
bo àpà
bu àpà
chègbu
de
de ùlì

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kasurpass; exceed; be more than; be superior to; more; than; as; still; let; be hard, strong, firm, dry, mature, ripe (in firmness; contrast)
ru-kasee -rụ-ka