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ma mmilī

Active verb

Ndebe script

- 

Meanings

  1. press sprain, etc., with cloth dipped in hot water

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ọ mara mmiri n'ụkwụ ya mgbe ọ zara aza.

— She applied a hot compress to her foot when it sprained.

Maa mmiri n'azụ ya ugbu a.

— Apply a hot compress to his back now.

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