kubì
Active verb3 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
stop breathing (suddenly)
Active verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Ngwa, Nsa, Ọnịcha
- -kubì Ngwa
- -kubì Nsa
- -tụbì Ọnịcha
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Nkpata egwu mere ka ọ kubie ume nwa oge.
— A sudden scare made him stop breathing for a moment.
Ọrịa obi mere ka anụmanụ ahụ kubie.
— Heart disease caused that animal to stop breathing suddenly.
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