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kpọ

Passive verb
Igbo

14 varieties

Ndebe script

Voice recording

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Meanings

  1. take (someone or a pet) along while going somewhere

    Passive verb

  2. hit, or strike, especially the head of something, against something else

    Active verb

  3. audibly draw up air or powder into the nose; sniff

    Active verb

  4. call

    Active verb

  5. be blocked, especially eyes; be blinded

    Active verb

  6. be crisp; harden

    Active verb

  7. call; beckon

    Active verb

  8. call; say; pronounce

    Active verb

  9. take (snuff)

    ẸkpẹyẹVerb

  10. hit, beat

    ẸkpẹyẹVerb

  11. stab

    ẸkpẹyẹVerb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Abịrịba, Achala, Ajalị, Ezaa, Isuama, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Nkanụ, Nsụka, Owere, Udi, Ẹkpẹyẹ, Ọkụzụ, Ọnịcha

  • kù Abịrịba
  • dū Abịrịba
  • kùo Achala
  • kpọ Ajalị · 6 recordings
  • ti Ajalị
  • kù Ezaa
  • kpọ Isuama — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • kpọ Isuama · 6 recordings
  • pịa Mkpọọ
  • mò Mkpọọ
  • kpọ Ngwa · 6 recordings
  • kpọ̄ Ngwa
  • pị Ngwa
  • kpọ Nkanụ · 6 recordings
  • kpọ Nsụka · 6 recordings
  • kpọ Owere · 6 recordings
  • kpọ Owere — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • kpọ Udi · 6 recordings
  • kpọ Ẹkpẹyẹ — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • kpọ Ọkụzụ · 6 recordings
  • kụ Ọnịcha

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Amaghị m ihe mere Ada ji kpọ nwanne ya nwaanyị asị.

— I do not know why Ada detests her sister.

Onye kpọ nkịta bịa ebe a?

— Who came here with a dog?

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