nwa ezè alā ajā

Noun

Igbotone-neutral spelling: nwa eze ala aja

Ndebe script

   

Meanings

instep of foot (literally the king's baby never licks the sand)
Noun

Dialect & variants

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Examples

Ọ tụrụ m ụkwụ n'isi nwa ezè alā ajā.
— He stepped on my instep.

Ọ̀ bụ nwa ezè alā ajā ya merụrụ ahụ?
— Is it his instep that got injured?

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ǹnwa

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nwa ezè alā ajainstep of foot (literally the king’s baby never licks the sand)