òchi
NounNdebe script
Meanings
cupping; drawing of blood with horn or horn-shaped calabash from any part of the body to relieve congestion, swelling, pain; getting rid of impure or stagnant blood
Nouninstrument used for cupping or letting blood
Noun
Dialect & variants
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Examples
O mere òchi n'úkwù nna ya.
— He performed cupping on his father's waist.
Òchi na-ewepụ ọbara ruru unyi?
— Does cupping remove impure blood?
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