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ọlà

Noun
Igbotone-neutral spelling: ọla

3 varieties

Ndebe script



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Meanings

  1. brass; copper; any bright metal

    Noun

  2. any piece of jewelry

    Noun

  3. staleness, as of food left overnight

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Mkpọọ, Nsa, Ọnịcha

  • ọnà Mkpọọ · 2 recordings
  • ọlà Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • ọnà Ọnịcha · 2 recordings

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

O nyere nwunye ya ọla.

— He gave his wife jewelry.

Ị zụtara ọla ọhụrụ?

— Did you buy new jewelry?

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