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ọnyà

Noun
Igbotone-neutral spelling: ọnya

6 varieties

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Meanings

  1. spring trap; snare

    Noun

  2. snare; trap

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Achala, Ajalị, Mkpọọ, Nkanụ, Obosi, Ọnịcha

  • m̀kpàkànà Achala
  • m̀kpàkàlà Ajalị
  • ìgbùdù Mkpọọ
  • ọyà Nkanụ
  • ọnyà Nkanụ
  • ọ̀pịaājām̀ Obosi
  • ọnyà Ọnịcha

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

O tinyere ọnyà n'akụkụ ọka n'ubi.

— He set a snare beside the maize in the farm.

Ọnyà ahụ jidere òke ma ọ bụ nnụnụ?

— Did that trap catch a rat or a bird?

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