kwọ
NounNdebe script
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Meanings
grind; grate; saw; rub; (with aka as object) wash (hands)
Nounscoop up (water)
Noun
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Ọ na-akwọ ọka n'ụtụtụ.
— She is grinding corn in the morning.
Kwọ aka gị tupu i rie nri.
— Wash your hands before you eat.
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- kwopluck, extract forcibly or prematurely; remove from position (e.g. fruit, foetus) prematurely
- kwòrushing; uproot; AV
- kwacry PI; also; in addition to (additive, denoting repetition, emphasis, or an action in addition to an action previously mentioned; occurs after verbs and nominals) Jèkwa Go again `Kwèkwanụ u#kwe afù òzọ Please sing that song again Ònye kwa nụ bù n ke à?Who else is this? gịnị kwọ bùdù n ke à? What is this again? O sìkwò ike He is very strong Ị biCarọkwọnụ akwụkwọ n nyàafù I’m sure you didn’t come to school yesterday; mourn; perform burial or mourning rites
- ǹkwọgrater (-kwọ 1. grate)