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kwọ

8 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. see kwa

  2. grind; grate;

    Active verb
  3. cup or scoop a liquid, especially with the hands

    Passive verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Achala, Ajalị, Isuama, Mbaise, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Nsa, Owere

  • gwe Achala
  • kwọ Ajalị
  • kwọ Isuama · 2 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • kwọ Mbaise · 2 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • gwẹ Mkpọọ
  • kwọ Ngwa · 2 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • kwọ̀ Nsa
  • kwọ Owere · 2 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Eji ose na-afụ ụfụ kwọ ọkwaose ahụ.

— A hot pepper was used to grind that groundnut paste.

Biko sacha nkwoose ahụ nke ọma tupu ị kwọ ihe.

— Please wash that pepper-grinder properly before you grind something.

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