oke ọnū
NounNdebe script
Meanings
of great price; costly; expensive; dear gba Christmas na-abịa I am going to buy my wife costly clothes for the celebration of next Christmas
Nounprecious redeemed by Christ's precious blood different previous metals in our king's court
Nounbig mouth (used to describe a talkative person) nà-èkwu okwū My servant is a chatterbox; he talks all the time and everywhere
Noungreat mouth (used to describe a person, usually a child, who surpasses others in eating); gluttonous akā ībè ya sòọsò ya The child is a voracious eater, he has eaten the food placed for him and other children all by himself
Noun
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Tototoro dịzị oke ọnụ ugbu ạ
— Turkey is now very expensive.
Ịlụ nwaanyị abụọ dị oke ọnụ n'oge ugbua.
— Marrying two wives is expensive in recent times.
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