nka
Noun8 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
old age; oldness; ageing
Nounold age; oldness
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Afiikpo, Izii, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Nkanụ, Nsụka, Obosi, Ọnịcha
- agajī Afiikpo
- akaahụ̀ Izii
- okenye Mkpọọ
- okiì Ngwa
- nka Nkanụ — same spelling as the Izugbe
- onyiìshì Nsụka
- onyuùshì Obosi
- agadị̄ Ọnịcha
- nka Ọnịcha — same spelling as the Izugbe
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Ọ karuru nka nke ịba maamịrị n'akwa ya.
— He got old to the extent of urinating on his clothes.
Akpụkpọụkwụ a ga-aka nka n'oge.
— This footwear will get old fast.
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