lelị̀ anya
Active verb13 varieties
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Meanings
look down on; underestimate; underrate
Active verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Achala, Afiikpo, Ajalị, Amaifeke, Anam, Egbema, Ihuoma, Mbaise, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Nkanụ, Nsụka, Ọnịcha
- nedà anyā Achala
- ledà enyā Afiikpo
- netù anyā Ajalị
- ledà anyā Amaifeke
- nedà anyā Anam
- lekọba Egbema
- ledà anyā Ihuoma
- lelị̀ anyā Mbaise
- nekọ̀ba Mkpọọ
- lelị̀ anyā Ngwa
- letù anyā Ngwa
- nenì ẹyā Nkanụ
- nenị̀ ẹnyā Nkanụ
- netù ẹnyā Nkanụ
- nedà ẹyā Nkanụ
- neda enyā Nsụka
- nenị̀ anyā Ọnịcha
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Ọ na-eleda ndị ogbenye anya n'ahịa.
— He looks down on poor people at the market.
Emela ileli nwanne gị anya.
— Don't look down on your brother.
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