ntùtù
Noun7 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
hair, especially of the head; hair
Nounhair (of head, etc.; compare ajị, body hair)
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Afiikpo, Amaifeke, Ezaa, Ihuoma, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Nsa
- ẹgbẹsị Afiikpo
- egbịsị Afiikpo
- abụ̀bara Amaifeke
- egbụshị Ezaa
- abụ̀bara Ihuoma
- eju isī Mkpọọ
- ntùtù Mkpọọ
- ǹtụ̀tụ̀ Ngwa
- ntụ̀tụ̀ Nsa
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Ntụtụ a gbara ya mere ka o kubie.
— The injection given to him made him to stop breathing.
O sere ntutu ya, m hụ ka ọ ha n'ogologo.
— She stretched her hair and I saw how long it is.
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