nsọ
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Meanings
sacred; holy; taboo; abomination
Noun(in general) sacredness; things or acts that are holy and/or forbidden (including both asọ and nsọ B.)
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Afiikpo, Ezaa, Izii
- nsọ Afiikpo
- nsọ Ezaa
- nsọ Izii
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Ebe a bụ ebe nsọ, yabụ wepụ akpụkpọ ụkwụ gị.
— This place is holy, so take off your shoes.
Gịnị mere ha ji akpọ ya onye nsọ?
— Why do they call him a holy person?
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