ọbà
Noun4 varieties
Ndebe script
Voice recording
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Meanings
calabash; flat disc(made from calabash) used in garri processing, or for scooping water/wine
Nouncalabash
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Afiikpo, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Ọnịcha
- ọbà Afiikpo
- àgbụ̀gbà Mkpọọ
- ọbà Ngwa
- àụ̀gbà Ọnịcha
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
O ji ọbà wụkọta mmiri n'iyi.
— She used a calabash to scoop water from the stream.
Ị nwere ọbà m ga-eji wụsa mmanya?
— Do you have a calabash I can use to pour the wine?
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