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mmà

Noun
Igbotone-neutral spelling: mma

4 varieties

Ndebe script



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Meanings

  1. knife; sword; matchet

    Noun

  2. a measure (by container, of any size) (from -mà measure)

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Amaifeke, Ihuoma, Nsa, Nsụka

  • mmò Amaifeke
  • mmò Ihuoma
  • mmà Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • ụmà Nsụka

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Mmà a dị nkọ nke ukwuu.

— This knife is very sharp.

Were mmà bee achịcha.

— Use a knife to cut the bread.

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